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ryan.hess
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APR 21, 04:21 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by cptsnoopy:
gotta find a boroscope somewhere...
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"Doc, I know this is gonna sound strange, but I'd like to get my colonoscopy done in my car...... and if it's not too much trouble.............."  Maybe one of your valve seals just failed catastrophically?
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cptsnoopy
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APR 21, 04:44 PM
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| quote | | Originally posted by THE BEAST: cptsnoopy-How big are the pipes that you are using?
3" 2.5"? OD or ID? Thanks!
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2.25" OD
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cptsnoopy
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APR 21, 04:47 PM
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| quote | | Originally posted by ryan.hess:
"Doc, I know this is gonna sound strange, but I'd like to get my colonoscopy done in my car...... and if it's not too much trouble.............."
Maybe one of your valve seals just failed catastrophically? |
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Hey! that's a great idea!
two reasons i don't think it is the valve seals. one is that both valves for that cyl are coated and the other is that the exhaust valve seals are mostly under positive pressure. i am under the impression that you would not have much oil going from the area of the cams into the exhaust ports even if the seals were bad...
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Will
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APR 21, 08:12 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by cptsnoopy:
Will, i may take the head off but then i would have to timesert the block and to be honest i can't see spending the time or money on this engine when the 4.6's are much more available and a stronger running engine. can you tell me about how much you had to spend on a head gasket and timeserts? also how difficult was setting the cam gear alignment? did you need special tools?
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You wouldn't necessarily NEED to time sert if the threads in the block are in good shape. When I did mine, I borrowed the tool kit. About $40 worth of inserts does both banks. You'll need new head bolts (because of the coating on the threads), which come with head gaskets from GM for about $50 a side. If you just pull one head, worst case scenario would be $20 worth of inserts and a $50 gasket/bolt set from GM.... @$$uming you could borrow the tool set, which is $300 new from Time...
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cptsnoopy
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APR 22, 02:21 AM
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Thanks Will, that sounds alot better than I imagined... 
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cptsnoopy
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APR 22, 11:10 PM
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Can you guys tell me whether or not it's worth getting a 97deville engine? I am pretty sure it is the vin”y" model. Also if it is not the "DTS" version its redline is 6500. The guy here wants $700 for the engine/trans and computer. He says the engine has less than 50K miles on it. I am thinking I should wait for the vin"9" version to become available. What are the differences between the two? Thanks.
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cptsnoopy
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APR 23, 06:24 AM
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Russ544
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APR 23, 10:05 AM
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| quote | | Originally posted by cptsnoopy: The guy here wants $700 for the engine/trans and computer. He says the engine has less than 50K miles on it. I am thinking I should wait for the vin"9" version to become available. What are the differences between the two? Thanks. |
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20 HP. So does this mean you're still interested in a solution for the shift cable and slave interference problem with the Isuzu?  I'm in the early stages of a VIN 9/Isuzu swap myself and have worked out what I think is a pretty good solution to get around those issues. the fabrication for the parts involved is about 1/2 done, so I should be able to get a pic on here by the end of the weekend if you're interested. I'm using the stock fork, but have clocked it around a few degrees, and reworked the slave mounting bracket to match. For the cables I'm building a pair of bellcranks to re-dirrect them out under the TB. Russ
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ryan.hess
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APR 23, 12:24 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by cptsnoopy:
The guy here wants $700 for the engine/trans and computer. He says the engine has less than 50K miles on it. |
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I would jump on that myself... but then, the engines are scarce and expensive up here. Heck, my engine came from your neck of the woods 
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cptsnoopy
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APR 23, 04:12 PM
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| quote | | Originally posted by Russ544:
20 HP.
So does this mean you're still interested in a solution for the shift cable and slave interference problem with the Isuzu? I'm in the early stages of a VIN 9/Isuzu swap myself and have worked out what I think is a pretty good solution to get around those issues. the fabrication for the parts involved is about 1/2 done, so I should be able to get a pic on here by the end of the weekend if you're interested. I'm using the stock fork, but have clocked it around a few degrees, and reworked the slave mounting bracket to match. For the cables I'm building a pair of bellcranks to re-dirrect them out under the TB. Russ |
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I would be very interested to see what you have come up with. I was thinking of using the VW style pull slave to see if I could avoid the bleeding problems that seems to have plauged these things. also i had considered leaving the shift cables were they are and just angling the air intake hose into the TB. my concern with adding any linkage to the shift system is adding more play to the shifter. my sandrail is a single seat model and it uses a bellcrank plate to get from beside the seat to the front of the trany which is directly behind the seat. it works but it is not nearly as nice as the direct rod that the two and four seat sandrails use.
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