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SHE GONE!

Looking for recommendations on a great machine shop that can diagnose my motor before tearing it down and doing a complete rebuild? Two places that I have called are backed up between 3-6 months. Honestly, turn-around time is not critical, but I would love to be able to have it back together...

I have a few PM's! :) maybe I should have titled the thread Free Free..... LOL

Offering up my VERY USED and RUSTY front bumper. I'm located in High Point and this is pick-up only. I'll toss in the DRL's as well, but you will need to source a switch for them. PM me if interested.

he did hone the block on the surface for the HG replacement but felt the cylinder walls didn't need it.

well it's been a little over 10 years but I remember using a specific oil for the break-in. I recall having to run it at certain RPM's for a certain time and then changing the oil. But I don't recall exactly what that process was.

looking at that too. Unfortunately I have really bad thoughts in my head of getting a tundra with a slide in 4wheel camper or alucab camper..... I am trying not to go there.

I'm not going back to stock. If that's the case then I'll sell it and move in another direction. With the weight for long trips plus a RTT and larger tires, stock just isn't in the cards for me.

I understand that, however I'm trying to figure out the path forward. I'm a little hesitant to "tear down and rebuild" and go back with what I had if this happens again. Also considering just sending the truck off and having someone else fix it and if I do that I need to know what the plan is...

I did check ring gap and valves before completely buttoning it up. possible stuck injector? In hindsight I will say that every time I put new plugs in, the old plugs were black! Maybe some kind of issue with the front O2 sensor? I did have an O2 simulator put in for the rear O2 sensor...

That is a theory that my mechanic brought up and I think that's pretty valid. the more brain juice I put into this I feel like since valves and rings are out, must have been a lubrication issue. If it was running rich then I could see the oil being "rinsed" away so it was not doing its job...

Correct. The pistons got new OEM rings when I did the rebuild.

This is a tuff pill to swallow and I'm still kind of in shock over this. Took my cruiser to a friend of mine for a "tune-up" since I've noticed that she is not running right. Ruff idle, hard time starting it, loss of power, even worse gas mileage than the already horrible gas milage. I...

I almost shed a tear when I got the text that "she gone". It actually reminded me how you can bond with a vehicle. I started thinking about my 80 and all the trips, friends and fond memories that she has brought me. Touch of grey might be gone but never forgotten. Now we turn the page to...

I think the fact that when I remote start my truck and as soon as you open the door it shuts the truck off, is just silly. I get the anti theft thing, but with the key in my pocket I should be able to disable this feature? Can you? I have not seen it in the menu settings? Anyone else have...