I'm looking at this from the cheap seats. But for the life of me I can't figure out how folks toss their money on the other side of the world
for used parts and are shocked and appalled to get very little support with a problem. I just don't get it.
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Where the truck has lived the majority of it's life and how it was maintained are important items to consider
when buying a vehicle that's +30 years old.
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I'd call all the shops in my region and see what they have available. If your not necessarily in a hurry to get this done
I'd pull your motor disassemble, Inventory parts and find a reputable Automotive machines shop to machine the Block, rebuild/machine the Head.
I'd have them polish the Crank...
Sorry to hear your predicament. You may be better off finding a good used running motor that was pulled for a swap, going and picking it up and driving it back
and swap it out yourself. Of course I'm assuming you have a place to do this and the ambition to spin wrenches. No real inexpensive way...
Michael,
Very sorry to hear about the by-pass construction. A very Similar issue drove us out of Auburn 17 years ago. Nothing we could do but wait it out and sell before the state came along and gave us what they consider fair market value for our property. Hoping for the best with your...
Consider swapping in the donor motor. If it's a good running 250K motor with good compression numbers.
you could start the swap Saturday morning and drive it to work Monday morning.
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My Sniper doesn't really run that well until the magic 160 Deg. coolant temp is reached.
Cold starts idle is rough and it will stall at stops until it warms up. Fooling around with the settings and programming
has helped. Seems to be a constant thing making adjustments to the programming.
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