Recent content by scott renfro

i was told it is a runner and sounded good. my engine that is in my truck currently does run but has a rod going (dang oil line came off on a crappy rainy day going down the interstate at 75 mph, so i didnt see the smoke till it was too late. i had it running great thanx to acesnieght last year...

that sounds cheaper. i have plans to build up the engine im taking out. have no clue on miles. was a salvage wreck. the donor Burb was totalled. they pulled it for their father he has 3 different 6.5 trucks said it sounded real good maybe just a bit tired. im not scared about being a bit tired...

i want to go ahead and put in rings and bearings and studs, anyone know if there is a reasonable kit out there that has most or all of it?

anyone have a recomendation as to where i can get the best rebuild kit for the best price. im not a big internet person so i usually only look at work.

the more i think about it the more i want to put rings and bearings and studs in it.

im thinking bout just putting gaskets in it and dropping it in, then i can spend the money on the one i pull out. just to have something with some pulling power again.

it is so nice to catch a break once in a while.

no sir, it just fell into my lap

i did some work on a guys wifes honda so i have around 600 bux in labor and couple hundred in parts.

that is what i have heard in the past. i hope it checks out ok. i dont want to sink any more money in this thing than i absolutely have to.

i will check them out i have a 6.2 block and heads also. i was hoping for a drop and go. would a compression test reveal cracked heads?

going to pick up my engine for my 94 cc dually 4x4 today, finally!!!!!!!!!! any special things to keep an eye on while i swap it? all i know about it is that it was running with no noise and no smoke. going to just regasket it and swap it out. i didnt hear or see it run, i saved it from getting...

sweet thank you. i wont get back to him till friday just trying to get all basis covered before i spend weekend chasing my tail.

just rechecking the timing marks on pump crank and cam as far as i know. he took it to a shop and they told him it was a tooth off, so he has reset it twice and had someone else reset it. i am coming in on the tail end of trying to get both his rigs up and running and im working on his wifes...

yes he has tried multiple pmd's that was my first question as well. that seems to be the #1 problem on these trucks. he has pulled them off well running trucks a used brand new ones as well.