now my 350 is shot.. seems to go through oil super fast, loud knocking.. mabye bearing s.... crankshaft..conrads.. wtf.. do i do now.. lucky its Sat.. no luck,, bad luck....:cool:


I Knew i shoulda bought a honda.....:lol:

I've blown my share of chevy/dodge gassers but have yet to have the unrepairable happen on the diesels (except for my dad's truck, but hey I wasn't driving;P).

:) thanks "C" i knew you d answer but wish u had a magical solution for me. 2 in one month.. oh i guess this is sept now i still have time to blow another....

Could be worse. You could own a Ford. Seriously though, older smallblock GM's are cheap to rebuild. Not that you'll get that done today but I'll bet you can get parts in stock. (Short block, ?) You could throw some gear oil and or slick 50 in it and pray. (This worked for me for 2 weeks in a old nissan-rod knocking loud!) with a heavy emphasis on the word pray!

When an engine starts knocking the best thing to do is tear it down before it throws a rod and you have to find a new engine core. The magical solution? They happen, nothing ever goes exactly as you think it will.

When an engine starts knocking the best thing to do is tear it down before it throws a rod and you have to find a new engine core. The magical solution? They happen, nothing ever goes exactly as you think it will.

Yah! Gear oil is definitely not the right thing. I guess it depends on how bad you want to attempt to drive it. (Or need to)
At least if you do blow it up the blocks are cheap and easy to get, at least in my area. (My neighbor has one right now running for $100)

Just looked on http://www.car-part.com/ and found one for $250. Runs. That may be the quickest way to get running. Buy a good running motor from junkyard, plop in and drive. Then rebuild yours in the meantime and take your time. (Make it trick) Then sell the motor later and re-coup some dough.

I take that back! I just found one for $100 runs. You'll have to look to find one in your area.

Really...... where are you? the shippig will proably cost me more then the motor it self.. unless your close .... Are you In BC??

Really...... where are you? the shippig will proably cost me more then the motor it self.. unless your close .... Are you In BC??

That site is a search for nationwide (Including Canada) yards. I thought you were in NJ (Pemberton ?) I'll look again in your area.

Is woodstock, ON near you? Found one for $250

Nope.. Vancouver BC.. west coast..

O.K I looked up Pemberton. It is in BC right? If so then the one in ON is way to far away. Will keep looking. You know though that a 4.3 V6 or 305 (or any smallblock) will bolt right up. This may help if you can't find a 350.

Beat me to the post. Will check there and Washington.(Looks close)

yea, my dad said the same thing.. Ill call some autowreakers around here.. what are you lookig on? that same site u gve me earlier? what the differnence in the motors? they still both go slow...

I have a buddy who is a diehard chevy fan..he races them in 4x4 ralleys and stuff. i am going to talk to him. if i sweet talk him he'll for it for me.... shoulda thought of him earlier...

I'm looking on the site that I gave you. Most of the Canadian ones don't seem to list a price. Say's call. Found one in Walla Walla, Wash for $250 but don't know how far that is for you. Just look the site over and be sure to put in not just your year but years that would work.Also not just Trucks but cars, etc.. I think anything from 95 down would work as 96 is the begining of the Vortec.
Look the site over and if I find anything in other places that are near you i'll let you know.
Sorry this post got off of the forums topic but that place also gives lines on 6.5 diesels. Heck throw a 6.5TB in that stepside. Now that would be cool!

hmmm well i called up buddy he said do a spark plug check , plug them off indiviually and see how they react .also check the oil filter and cut it open see whats in in there.. OR just limp it down to his shop.. He has a massive shop.. lot of room says he s got a 305 down there he 'd help me put in....... free!

I am getting it towed down there.. bcaa is paying off........ thanks for the help

ok i wont be takin off sparkplug wires with out rubber pliers..i got zapped..right through my body.. arm to arm. wierd feeling.. i think i am going to have to wait before i do that agian....:badidea:

It shocked you with the truck off? See, there's the magic!

i think i am going to have to wait before i do that agian....:badidea:
Again? One time would be enough for me!:)

no the truck was running and i was suppose to take them off from the motor not the dist cap..less of a shock..

I did haul it to "buddy's " house.. he took off the oil pan check the crank. definatly was the bearings,

he gives me the option, of leaving the truck with him and he will use it as a part truck cause it wont pass inspection. he wants the box and the bumper and tires. says the rest is worthless..says he will give me 150 bucks for it..:muahaha:

or just put in a 350 and hope i dont waste any more money on it.....think ill go with the motor..:cool:

I don't know what kind of inspections you go through up there but if it is just emissions then running some methanol might help that out.(Or convert truck to propane, cheaper for fuel) I don't have to go thru that crap where i'm at, at least not yet so I don't know what is all involved in those inpections.

It came with a air care certificate. but its pretty rusty,, the box and the cab.. but i m not going to sell it to my friend.. id rather use it as a dog house then lose 700.00 .. kids can drive it in the field, if it gets pulled off the road, hes just trying to scare me.. this is typical in my daily challenge of dealing with men,, friends or not.. :rolleyes:

this is typical in my daily challenge of dealing with men,, friends or not..

Hey hey now.... quit jabbing that knife so deep, its starting to hurt!
:lol:

It came with a air care certificate. but its pretty rusty,, the box and the cab.. but i m not going to sell it to my friend.. id rather use it as a dog house then lose 700.00 .. kids can drive it in the field, if it gets pulled off the road, hes just trying to scare me.. this is typical in my daily challenge of dealing with men,, friends or not.. :rolleyes:

Don't take anyones word for it. I would find out for yourself wether it will pass. If it doesn't find out what it will take to pass inspections. It is definitely worth more than $150 at least from where i'm at!

P.S. The pic of the truck was nice but I like your current pic better!:) (There goes that daily challenge)

Just remember that the market is always what one person will pay for an item that doesn't have to buy it, and what the other will sell it for that doesn't have to sell it.

Nice pictures btw, Jenn. It's nice to see what people, trucks, parts ect, look like but I think you're the first on the 6.5L forum to put a picture of their image for all to see. ;D

this is typical in my daily challenge of dealing with men,, friends or not.. :rolleyes:

Ouch, that really hurt:nutkick:

... look like but I think you're the first on the 6.5L forum to put a picture of their image for all to see. ;D

She may have been the first, but maybe not the best...

http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44288&page=4

):h

An uncanny David Hasselhoff look alike:lol:

Hey................

I wasnt trying to hurt anyone on here. dam you'd know it If i was to take a jab at ya.:boxing: .I was simply stating I am not having much luck in trying to deal with them .. with out them trying to $crew me somehow.. finacially or........

Id never bite the hand that feeds me..specially cause its my own.

looking for a 350 , at this point and still no word on the diesel.. :cool:

looks like a mary poppins day too........but getting good at hitchiking....):h still smiling anyhow..
Glad you approve of the pic. I was trying to get CR to put up his, but he put up his fluffy puppy instead..

no comment..lol

I don't think anyone was offended, Jenn, not even David Hasselhoff :lol: :muahaha: . I think everybody was just having some fun:exactly: what you meant, I think;)

I forgot to say, I think CR did put up his pic. Look real close at the right edge of the oil platform. Isn't that him waving????

Lol .. u know it.. I dont offend that easily......

You never met the ex......nothing can hurt me..):h

have an excellent day..

You never met the ex......nothing can hurt me..):h




Sounds familiar. Bad ones have a way of toughening you up, don't they??

I forgot to say, I think CR did put up his pic. Look real close at the right edge of the oil platform. Isn't that him waving????

:funnypost
I'll see what i an dig up.

<------ Any Better?

I just think it's kinda cool to have jenn and her avitars around...seems to be the "6.5 forum beautification project" :D

Will the helmet save him CR??????????

Here, maybe if I post mine, CR will be less shy. :D

Jenn!!

Are you a Chihuahua mommy?

Yea,, just happen to breed them..funny eh..small world.
One of my million hobbies...she due in nov..:) she had her romp a couple weeks ago, the one i am holding in the pic Is Mia.... she was one of the babies.. i accidently shut the door on her foot.. she has a cast..:(

I will send ya pictures of the pack. The black and brown applehead is Lilly, the white deer is Sierra, we have 1 more apple who is black and white and only 2 pounds at 1 year named Washoe then we have the 3 pomhuauas.

sure send them to my email addy.. its on my profile,

addictive little buggers arnt they..:p:

maybe i'll post a pic of our shihtzu's. we have mom and two daughters. and if anyone ever wanted to know why they call them shiht zoos it's cause they shiht everywhere and it ends up smelling like a zoo. had to sell of dad as we don't want incest puppies. and my truck is running great. next litter of puppies will buy me a 4 inch exhaust.

you missed Canadian riggers pic of his $hitzu , was a very funny forum. good to see more pics poppin up..... keep them coming...:ro)

Very Cute ,Little $HITZ.....:cool: my puppies should pay for the next motor i blow up..........lol

Jenn, I gotta ask. When are you going to put up an avatar of you blasting someone's head off with a round kick????????????):h :exactly:

Do you really want to see that side of me..:cool:
itll blow my sweet and innocent act....:rolleyes:

I do have pic of my GM fight, but its not on disk..

I do have pic of my GM fight, but its not on disk..

PLEASE share. Waaaayy :cool2:

I cant... its not on a disk.. i found this motor a 350 ,, thats been in a roll over.. does that mean the oil and everything got mixed into wrong places.. what else sould i look for or ask about it? any suggestions...

You need to be carefull that the truck was not run upsidedown, or that will mean the lower end was starved of oil and then there is the potential for a big problem.

It all depends, if the engine was still runing at the time of the roll over it is possible that it could have done some damage. But then again it is possible that it is competely fine. The engine would need a good tearing appart and inspection and to clean all the oil out of the top of the cylinders. How much are they asking for the engine? That alone would be the deciding factor.

For sure it was running at the time. he was goofing off in a field and rolled it lucky to be alive. squished the whole cab.. tractor was there and flipped it up on the all fours.
But the time frame I imagine there would be four guys standing around laughing at what idiots they are, smoke a nother one , drink a beer and then figure out what where going to do... I know these guys,
:lol:
but not sure on price was going to see what it looked like first........:cool:

I know from a friend of mine (that works in the insurance industry)the second there is a roll over and the vehicle is running for ANY length of time, the insurance company totals it. There has to be a reason.-:t

Hey wait a minute. I just had a thought. Does this mean you don't train anymore? Please say it ain't so!!!!!!!!!!!!!:badidea:

Havn't trained in a year. Since I moved they dont have anything up here.. but i still do the routine training on the side. I have a 60 lb bag in the barn..
plus i am pregnant!!:rolleyes: ....................... so that's a :badidea: !!

Id have to download it from the scanner and put in the computer. Its not such a pretty shot. proud moment but my hair is bad.......):h sorry you'll just have to trust me on this..ok..

oh lord.... not the hair! :cool:

Ya those GD head protectors wreak havoc on the squash. I hate em because, I swear, they were invented to make you overheat when you are fighting hard. -:t

plus i am pregnant!!:rolleyes: ....................... so that's a :badidea: !!

Congrats Jenn

thanks.. i am just 7 weeks so i can still fit under the hood.. ;)

This guy came into the shop and said he had a 350 for me he just took out of a 67 beaumont. i ask about km he never knew.. it has holley carb on it. has a leaky valve..??.. the only problems,wants 500.00 for it .. :eek: yikes,, a bit steep considering I just paid 700. for the truck..
. i am getting it checked out from the guy whos helpin me with it..

( i dont think hes such a good help though he told him the guy he could get 500.00 for it......:badidea: .)

its way cheaper to walk.......................:p:

It all depends. With the carb it might be worth that. A leaky valve could be two diff. things. The cheap and easy thing to replace would be the valve seals. If you have ever seen a chevy 350 crank up with over 100,000 miles chances are you saw a little blue/white smoke come out the tail pipe for just a sec. What that means is the seal around the valve steem has gone bad and a little bit of oil is seeping past the valve and into the cylinders. That is no big thing and its cheap and easy to fix. Now if it is loosing compression because of a valve than that can get expensive. If it is that, just hope that you can take some lapping compound and reseat the valve that way. If not, then the head will have to be machined and the valve will have to be reground. If it is just a valve seal then 500.00 is fair with a carb, if not then I would offer him 300.00. Good luck and let us know what you find out!

news on the diesel finally.. the motor is fine no cracks or anything, they said there looking for new heads.....finally good news....:rolleyes:

Jenn, I gotta ask. When are you going to put up an avatar of you blasting someone's head off with a round kick????????????):h :exactly:
Do we have some martial artist in my presence? If so remember UFC (http://www.ufc.tv) on the 7th of next month and Pride (http://www.pridefc.com/pride2004/index_e.htm)on 25th of this month! If you don't know the Pride then your not a martial artist!:ro)

Are you a fighter PDJ?

cool site, never heard of it though..

Is that on Satalite or cable?

would be cool to watch them.....Im in!!:boxing:

Question: sites or input needed!!

You guys know any where i can get some heads??

:p: remember i am a girl asking..:muahaha: ..............

Do we have some martial artist in my presence? If so remember UFC (http://www.ufc.tv) on the 7th of next month and Pride (http://www.pridefc.com/pride2004/index_e.htm)on 25th of this month! If you don't know the Pride then your not a martial artist!:ro)

That's a trick question right? Read the signatures of Jenn and myself. Now for the real question, are you a black belt PDJ? If so, you know what you have to do:ro) :grd:

Pride is the org. that has that idiot "Rampage" in it's stable. Yes, he is an awesome fighter but I hate his antics.-:t

Forgot to mention, I am going to a UFC style fight on Friday. My daughter bought me the ticket as a surprise!!! Is that :cool2: or what?

You guys know any where i can get some heads??

remember i am a girl asking.. ..............

Don't think i'll touch that one...

Just another Canadian with his head in the gutter...:lol:

I couldn't resist.... sorry.

A little advice on heads...

Don't buy the "new" heads you'll see on eBay. These heads appear to be new GM castings that are dressed with valves and springs, basically complete. These heads are indeed new castings, just not GM castings. These heads are made in China, using Chinese Steel (which we ALL know is inferior to US grade steel). Anyways, many distributors are selling these heads. Problems? YES! I have heard of a few cases so far of people having problems with poor castings, mainly coolant entering intake ports, I know of two cases. Another problem with these heads is the poor machining, they are almost all re-surfaced from new, see the problem here? They surface the heads AFTER they are complete with precombustion cups installed. This leads to thinner pre-cups that are MORE likely to crack.

OK, I'll get off my rant on chinky bug heads...

A good source for NEW heads is going to be Peninsular Diesel www.peninsulardiesel.com , they offer New GM complete heads for right at $500 a piece, which ain't bad considering they are NEW and complete with NEW valves and components.

For reman heads a good source is going to be DSG Canada www.dieselservices.com but, you're going to need some rebuildable cores.

That's a trick question right? Read the signatures of Jenn and myself. Now for the real question, are you a black belt PDJ? If so, you know what you have to do:ro) :grd:

Pride is the org. that has that idiot "Rampage" in it's stable. Yes, he is an awesome fighter but I hate his antics.-:t

Been in the martial arts since I was 6 years old! 5th degree Danzen Ryu Jui-Jitsu, 3rd in Kodekan Judo, 1st Shorin Ryu Karate, experiance in Philipino Kali & Escrima, Gung fu, etc..(Done a lot) and I was a high school wrestler. Used to have my own school but recently had a falling out with a partner.:( (He believed in different teaching methods than me. Too much on the KI and spiritual side. I'm a practical work your @ss off for results guy!)

Oh and as far as "Rampage" Jackson. I have met him. He is actually very cool and respecting. He does put on some show but very cool dude!

P.S. I like the little icon dude with the nunchuka's!

Are you a fighter PDJ?

cool site, never heard of it though..

Is that on Satalite or cable?

would be cool to watch them.....Im in!!:boxing:

Question: sites or input needed!!

You guys know any where i can get some heads??

:p: remember i am a girl asking..:muahaha: ..............
Used to fight but now i'm getting to old:( Just recently rolled with a 22yr old and even though I controlled him and submitted him fairly quickly I was gassed.I was bloodied and tired. After 2 ACL surgery's,drained ears and just turning 40 I think i'll stick to teaching.
As far as getting some head's (Huh, Huh, huh, huh,with my best Beavis & Butthead accent) did you try that car-part.com? That site would help you locate some. I'll keep my eyes and ears peeled and let you know if I come up with something.

PDJ, you have mail):h

jenn another good place to check out heads.... well the ones for your engine..... is www.ssdieselsupply.com. They have a very high quality head for a little price!!

Hey , thanks for all those sites.

They found two rebuilt heads.$1500 for the pair.. they quoted me 700.00 labor.( not sure why so much the heads where out already..??). $200. high quote he said..for extra stuff..oil. anti freeze ..... approx...2600.00 to do the job, they are putting them in today..... all this time. and thats all it was , the heads.. thoses other machanics could have done that too........ Dum duhs!!

He also asked if the bottom end was ok. and if it ran good before it got over heated ,, wondering if they did take off the oil pan and checked out bearings and crank etc,, or if i should get them to do it....SOunds like they've been busy and just want to get it out of there..........
Dum question...Is there a warrenty on the heads? and do you have to break them in as you would a block?


Good news is ill be driving my truck fri or sat.........omg I cant wait........
plus i got a free 350 for the gasser.. son is going to help put it in this weekend..

guybb thats cool that your daughter bought u tickets to that fight night.. she must know what dad likes eh.. how old is she?

pdj.. I guess you need to join our black belt club :) too bad about the falling out.. what are you doing taking on a 22yr old..bad.!!. what about your self control.......:cool: you just suppose to warn them and walk away..

:ninja: :Nonono:

country coach that is a good site, but its in NY.. wow those sensors are expensive, they ( the first mechanics) damaged the one the head.not sure what its for its on the end,,? do the heads come with all new sensors??

Happy Birthday Chris...............aka....Quantium mech.. have a good one..:birthday: :drinking: :hug:

[QUOTE=jenn;710075]guybb thats cool that your daughter bought u tickets to that fight night.. she must know what dad likes eh.. how old is she?

pdj.. I guess you need to join our black belt club :) too bad about the falling out.. what are you doing taking on a 22yr old..bad.!!. what about your self control.......:cool: you just suppose to warn them and walk away..

:ninja: :Nonono: QUOTE]




She's 18 and just started nursing school. I'm very proud of her (2nd degree black belt herself BTW).

I think PDJ was just training with the guy, Jenn;)

no Jenn the sensors don't come with the new heads. I don't imagine that shipping will be too bad on the heads to where you are at. If it is the sensor I think you are talking about it is the ops sensor ( oil pressure switch ). you can get one from advance auto for about 25.00.

trianing eh.. sure...:rolleyes: i see PDJ joined our group..:) welcome......:coolio:


Nurses are always needed.. for sure.. good future..
my oldest is 16 and wants to be a kindergarden teacher, my 14 yr old wants to be a heavy duty mech.hes already rebuiding a 53 merc and a 64 ford.. and my12 yr old,, well...he wants to be a skateboarder...lol......