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    Need Some Advise For Shiping

    250 lbs is the weight of a average 3.2 shortblock?
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    Need Some Advise For Shiping

    I was wondering if anyone had some tips for shiping a engine block. What would be the recommended carrier? The dry weight? I would need the Block sent from Des Moines Iowa to Wisconsin FYI
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    I Found The Sourse Of My Problems!!

    Is it possible to change the crank with the engine in the car?? This is assumeing I drop the transmission and accesories.
  4. Z

    I Found The Sourse Of My Problems!!

    Labor Cost? I do all the work myself, price is the main factor, and autozone had a lower rebuild kit for 90 dollars but at this point further inspection is needed.
  5. Z

    I Found The Sourse Of My Problems!!

    It looks like im going to have to replace the crankshaft, due to the damage caused on the spun rod, is it possible to change it while the engine is still in the car??
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    I Found The Sourse Of My Problems!!

    200k
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    I Found The Sourse Of My Problems!!

    I posted ealier about a problem involveing a long banging noice from my sho. I have recently found time to start inspection and after droping the oil pan it seems clear to me. Piston #4 was missing both rod bearings. Yes when I mean missing there was no top nor bottom bearing. There was nothing...
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    Heavy Pinging/knocking ?

    Thanks for the help! I will have to check the water pump out to see if that is the problem. I havent driven it becasue im afraid Ill do heavy damage if something is wrong with the engine. Also if a piston could hit the heads, would it hit the sparkplugs first or the valves? <small>[ January...
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    Heavy Pinging/knocking ?

    My sho lately makes a loud pinging and knocking sound comeing from the front of the engine. It starts and idles but it pings like crazy. There are no check engine lights, so I doubt I could pull codes. I looked at the plugs they appear to be ok. I have noticed in one cylinder,on the piston there...
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    Ideas for 2004 (make suggestions here!)

    Im up for a drag night at WIR this spring! That would awesome racing some fellow shos.
  11. Z

    Idle problem when started

    I use to have the simalar problem with my '90. I found the problem to be the IAB, which can easily be removed and cleaned with carb cleaner. The Instructions for this can be found at shotimes. Good luck
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    Who's all going to Wausau?

    I am fairly interested to go, wausau isnt too bad of a drive from where I live. <small>[ September 23, 2003, 03:05 PM: Message edited by: Zxarkov ]</small>
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    What are things that Normally go bad on Shos?

    Some of the minor things that sterotypicly happen to SHOs that I have experienced are the following. -Stuck Theromstat=Engine Running too rich -Bad Plug well seals and valve covers= Oil in spark plug wells -Clogged IAB valve=Difficult startup/idle Luckly everything I listed was an easy fix...
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    Door Issues....Advice Needed

    On my front right passenger door I have several visaul problems, first the black striping that runs down the side of car seems to be falling off/rusting. Is there any replacement for this? Also right above the striping there are two spots were the paint bulges out, do I sand these off and touch...
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    Oil leaking by the sparkplugs

    hey thanks for the help, tonight I am going to order the Felpro Kit, I hope it will fix the problem but there is alot of oil by the plugs, one was totaly submerged in oil......
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    Oil leaking by the sparkplugs

    After running my car hard for a couple of minutes, oil was starting to seep from the sparkplugs, this means my oil well gaskets are shot right? If I am to replace these does this require the removal of the entire Intake manifold and if so how hard is it? (it looks pretty complicated to me)....

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