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Old 09-16-2007, 10:03 PM
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well if you have followed any of my posts about my engine issues, i have pull the motor today and pull the main caps. all but like one main bearings were worn real bad. 1 or 2 were scarred real bad and one had like scars in the middle and one or two had the outside edge showing copper. i got alot of pics on photobucket, some are clear, some blurry. either tomorrow or Tuesday im gonna look at the rod bearings.[&:][:@]
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Old 09-16-2007, 10:28 PM
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What happened? I thought you put a fresh engine in?
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Old 09-16-2007, 10:31 PM
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Did you not check your clearances or what?
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Old 09-16-2007, 10:32 PM
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who did your engine work?
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Old 09-16-2007, 10:49 PM
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dirty assembly FTL
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Old 09-16-2007, 11:36 PM
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i believe he did the engine swap himself

he made a video of him beating on it with like 100 miles on it

not tryin to be an *** but im not surprised by the outcome
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Old 09-16-2007, 11:39 PM
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Pfeh, I had like not even1 mile on mine and was at WOT already. I broke it in good and hard. Wouldn't say I "beat on it" though, it was definately a calculated endevour
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Old 09-17-2007, 09:50 AM
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Wouldn't say I "beat on it" though, it was definately a calculated endevour
dude, thats sig worthy right there
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Old 09-17-2007, 11:05 AM
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Is this the second time you have had it apart since you put it together as new??
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Old 09-17-2007, 01:48 PM
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if I'm not mistaken I told you the bearings where gone when you saw metal..
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well if you have followed any of my posts about my engine issues, i have pull the motor today and pull the main caps. all but like one main bearings were worn real bad. 1 or 2 were scarred real bad and one had like scars in the middle and one or two had the outside edge showing copper. i got alot of pics on photobucket, some are clear, some blurry. either tomorrow or Tuesday im gonna look at the rod bearings.[&:][:@]
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