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Thanks Mark...I'll try to reach him on Tuesday. The crate engine was the one part of this car build that I figured would go smoothly https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/rolleyes.gif

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WOW!!! Thanks for the info. I am going to put a BB crate motor in my truck soon, I guess I will have it checked out.

Phil https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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Steve, do you at least have a line on the parts to fix it?

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Bearing and gasket kit are supposed to arrive Tuesday, then we'll test run on the dyno Tuesday evening. If everything doesn't behave properly, we'll have to drop a new crate engine in it. One way or the other, it'll be at Colin's HRPT party this Friday evening.

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They are not test fired. They are spin tested only

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What happened sucks esp since there were only 200 produced!

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Due to the popularity of crate engines these days, GM now contracts the engine assembly to an outside sub-contractor. I think they're called Performance Engine Assemblers, or something very similar to that name. I've seen photos of the facility and it's not somewhere that I'd spend big money on an engine from. Sorry to hear about your start-up problems. Looks like you spent much time and money dressing up that ZL1.

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major surgery today

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not a good sign

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Those Blocks are Butter when things go bad.

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I would say count to 10....then go and slap the crap out of the guy who put it together and made it all pretty for not taking a few minutes to check it !! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/scholar.gif