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Re: Parting Out versus Scrap
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Originally Posted by joedoh
i bought a soft rollover from the parents of the kid that rolled it, ran upside down till the gas ran out, which is pretty soon with where the pickup is in the tank. filled the intake tube absolutely full of engine oil. drained all that, filled the crankcase. that truck ran for me for 5 years and another 3 for a friend.
I say run it.
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Originally Posted by 57taskforce
I’ve got a 6.0 Chevy that ran upside down for a short time... it’s getting a stroker bottom end because the rods and crank are both trash... it doesn’t take long for the damage to be done.
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I'm guessing the more modern engines with tighter tolerances are more susceptible to low oil pressure damage ???
If it was an old Chevy six I would say worst case scenario would be just drop the pan and slap in some new rod/main bearings.
Hopefully she will get the oil analysis back by the middle of next week.
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Current/past Chevy/GMC trucks:
1958 Chevy C-60; 1965 GMC C-50; 1965 Chevy C-10; 1971 Chevy K-10; 1973 Chevy K-20; 1976 GMC C-20; 1977 Chevy C-10 Suburban; 1980 Chevy K-10; 1989 Chevy K1500; 1991 GMC V1500 Suburban; 2016 Chevy K2500 HD
Other vehicles: 1988 Jeep XJ; 2011 Toyota 4Runner
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