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I will admit I liked his format and I was in somewhat of a hurry to get it posted. I shamelessly stole his format then added my own information in it haha. T I

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Hello, I have a well cared for 2000 white on tan Hundy with 151,591 miles on the clock for sale. I have only owned this truck for about 6 months, having purchased it through an estate sale but I can say that this is VERY clean especially given the age and the mileage. I planned on keeping it...

Im interested but I'd need to ship it.... any interest?

Hi Ali, no worries about asking questions, that's why we are here. Technically, you are correct in that replacing both headgaskets is a less expensive route. But, at a minimum, I'd have the block and and the head surfaces checked for warpage. Assuming both are OK, you're looking at the cost of...

Hey Gene...I feel for you sir. I re read your compression numbers and if you're certain the fumes you saw was exhaust smoke and not the wet cooling jackets heating up and burning off as water vapor, then you might be looking at an engine swap. Having done one in my garage mostly by myself, I can...

Interesting. The FSM calls out to use the TDC marks and that's how I did my TB.

Any updates?

From the pictures you posted earlier, it looks like you know what you're doing. I like to spin the motor by hand for a few complete rotations and re-verify the timing marks are exactly where they should be. I don't have the FSM in front of me, but it says to advance one cam and retard the other...

Wow....perhaps something is going on when you're setting the timing. Did you advance and retard the cams per the FSM suggestion? You shut it off and now it won't start? Do you mean it cranks but doesn't start? Did you check fuses? you'll just need to verify spark and fuel, and go from there.

Any updates?