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Thanks LS1, I thought it looked pretty good too. I wish I knew the history of this thing. The outside of the engine looks really clean as well, what would you do if you were me would you keep it ?. I talked to the guy at the wrecking yard and he said he is getting some more units in on Wednesday and Thursday, he said he should have something for me then with all the correct documentation and odometer reading. I guess if all else fails I will keep this but the only problem is I wouldnt have the correct mileage.

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Thanks for the reply Dman, it does look pretty good, and nice and clean If I knew for sure on the mileage I would keep it but from the looks of it I wont know for sure. I just hope the next one I get looks as good with the right documentation as far as miles go. It would be ironic if I got a worse engine than the one I got now even if I did know the correct mileage does not necessarily mean its a better engine..kind of a coin toss I guess

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very true desertdog, from what I've seen these motors last forever...and it does seem like a gamble...i don't know what i would do if i was you...ill let the pro's help you sort it out lol

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I don't know what to tell you to do, like you said its a coin toss. I have a 150k mile 4.8 that looks that clean, and a 995k mile 6.0 that was so sludged up I don't think the oil was ever changed. If you go to get another one, pull the oil filler out and look at the rocker you can see, it will tell you if its had regular oil changes at least.

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mine was slugged up like crazy....about six hours later it was decently clean

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Thanks Dman ! Im following your thread as well hope all goes as planned for you and without any problems.

Seriously ?? 995k ?

Thanks LS1, I am going to wait and see what he comes up with this comming week and go from there. Im thinking 995k above is a typo ?

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Me too...trying to get the fuel system done tomorrow and front clip on

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Cool bro, post up alot of pics and I will probably be asking you alot of questions when I get to that point lol !

I was just reading your profile and noticed your a seargent In the Marines, Just wanted to thank you for your service !

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I really think I ask more questions than anybody on here..I need to ad more pics to mine

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Lol ! I feel the same way, but thats what this place is for... lots of good people on here are always ready to give some good advice

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Ya true, I also wonder sometimes if I ask questions that everyone knows but me lol...that oddness when the questions sit up there forever with no response lol

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Lmao ! I know the feeling, usually if you keep sending back to the top someone usually responds. But I hear ya about the oddness of no one answering sometimes lol I hate that feeling !

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By this forums standards, "forever" is more than 45 minutes lol


If you check the board more than me, then your on here too much ;)

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:banghead: Yeah, i meant 95k, should have proof read that post. ::dohh:

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Lol, no worries Ls1, I figured it was something like that. I do that too especially when Im trying to type on my smart phone.

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Agreed!

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Spoke to the guy I got my engine from today, he says their getting a 2008 Chevy Tahoe tomorrow that has the 5.3 and 4l65e with only 38k miles, says it is not a flex fuel... I'm trying to get him to give me that one but he says they normally get $3500 for those... He said he would try and see what he could do... I'm not getting my hopes up.

Someone set the car on fire for the insurance write off... Says no damage to the front end

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ya my ex wife did something similar...cost me 4500 bucks

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That Sucks... Must be why she is your ex-wife

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she was already my ex...or really close...i was on the loan with her...didnt even know she was behind payments....real piece of work...oh man i can't stand her...we may have to move this to my other thread about ranting lol!!!

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Wow, that's crazy sorry to hear that but at least now she is the past... Lots of other fish in the sea... But if I end up with that drive train someone hooked me up... Probably won't happen tho

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does anyone know what the difference is on the 4l65e vs the 4l60e ? He says this motor does not have flex fuel...was that an option ? just trying to get my ducks straight when I talk to him tomorrow

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i would guess misprint.....once again ill let the pros handle it man

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The 65 has internal upgrades over the 60, but don't think its all that much. Is it a 2wd? If not, I would pass on it since converting it to 2 wd would require almost a complete tear down.

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Thanks Ls1, No he said it was a 2wd...but do you know if after a certain year they all went to flex fuel or was flex fuel an option ?