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Dropt72Shortbed · 06-27-2002, 07:10 PM

i threw a rod in my 72 today! this blows, i knew the engine needed some major attention but i thought it would last while i was doing the body work/paint and interior on the truck. ive been spending all my money on the interior and front clip and other parts and now looks like i need a new engine 1st. im going with the 350/250hp crate motor with the 3yr/50k warranty for $1300. too bad i only have $400 free right now....

Rabid · 06-27-2002, 07:16 PM

Damn, that sucks. Hey, nothing you can do now about your old engine so think positive. Every cloud has a silver lining. Just think, now you can get a NEW engine. I hope its not an omen, working on other parts of the truck. I'm putting a lot of time and money into my interior at the moment, maybe I should knock on wood with regards to my engine. Good luck getting your new engine though.

Wasted Income · 06-27-2002, 07:22 PM

My condolences.....

Longhorn Man · 06-27-2002, 07:27 PM

You mena knock on wood grain. Not wood.

Bummer bout your motor man...I know the feeling all too well. I blew mine on the way home for breakfast a few years ago. (Army days) It tried to lock up...but I didn't let it. I limped it home at about 25 MPH with no oil pressure.
Turned out it has 3 spun rod bearings, and 2 bent rods.
If i woulda known it was a high nickle block, i wouldn't have gotten rid of it so easily.

*racedvl* · 06-27-2002, 11:01 PM

That sucks man.

**Yukon Jack** · 06-28-2002, 09:21 AM

What a bummer. Better break out a credit card - those are evil but useful little things!

*Randy70C-10* · 06-28-2002, 09:40 AM

Start selling parts off your blown motor- Heads, and anything else that the new engine will already have.

RipMeyer · 06-29-2002, 01:23 AM

R.I.P

06-27-2002, 07:10 PM	#1
Dropt72Shortbed Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Huntington Beach CA Posts: 678	blew my motor today :( i threw a rod in my 72 today! this blows, i knew the engine needed some major attention but i thought it would last while i was doing the body work/paint and interior on the truck. ive been spending all my money on the interior and front clip and other parts and now looks like i need a new engine 1st. im going with the 350/250hp crate motor with the 3yr/50k warranty for $1300. too bad i only have $400 free right now....

06-27-2002, 07:22 PM	#3
Wasted Income Boosted Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Mackinaw, IL Posts: 2,200	My condolences..... __________________ 1972 2wd K/5 Blazer Turbocharged 370 LSx - 941 rwhp / 1093 rwtq 1969 Chevy K-10 L33 5.3 / 4L80E / NP241 / 4" lift 1964 Buick Skylark Twin TURBO 383 LS pro-touring project 2014 VW Passat TDI - Daily Driver Turbo diesel 2015 Sierra Denali HD Duramax Turbo diesel 2023 Ford Explorer ST - Twin Turbskis 2023 Ford F150 RCSB - Whipple Supercharged 2017 Polaris RZR Turbo 2014 Nor-Tech Center Console - Twin Supercharged Outboards *TURBO ALL THE THINGS!!*

06-28-2002, 09:21 AM	#6
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,686	What a bummer. Better break out a credit card - those are evil but useful little things! __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

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06-27-2002, 07:16 PM	#2
Rabid Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 1,237	Damn, that sucks. Hey, nothing you can do now about your old engine so think positive. Every cloud has a silver lining. Just think, now you can get a NEW engine. I hope its not an omen, working on other parts of the truck. I'm putting a lot of time and money into my interior at the moment, maybe I should knock on wood with regards to my engine. Good luck getting your new engine though.

06-27-2002, 07:27 PM	#4
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	You mena knock on wood grain. Not wood. Bummer bout your motor man...I know the feeling all too well. I blew mine on the way home for breakfast a few years ago. (Army days) It tried to lock up...but I didn't let it. I limped it home at about 25 MPH with no oil pressure. Turned out it has 3 spun rod bearings, and 2 bent rods. If i woulda known it was a high nickle block, i wouldn't have gotten rid of it so easily.

06-27-2002, 11:01 PM	#5
racedvl Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 7,020	That sucks man.

06-28-2002, 09:40 AM	#7
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	Start selling parts off your blown motor- Heads, and anything else that the new engine will already have.

06-29-2002, 01:23 AM	#8
RipMeyer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Southern New Mexico Posts: 649	R.I.P



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