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Old 05-03-2023, 12:46 AM   #11
jumpsoffrock
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Re: My Truck Left Me Stranded

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Originally Posted by jgrote View Post
This motor has 225k on it, so I was planning on a bit of a refresh. If nothing else, main and rod bearings. However, I may skip it. This was a known running engine/trans, and it's really clean inside. I am leaning toward new gaskets and a Craigslist rebuild.

Edit: what did you do about a radiator?
I'm not gonna lie, you'd never see an old school SBC/BBC with 225k miles look anything nearly as clean as that.

It's hard to beat modern engineering(and computer control).
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