Tim,
If you decide to go the 360 route, and have (can find) a 360 block, I have a
std/std 360 crank and +.020 pistons and rods from my MP shortblock. E-Mail
me off list for a price.
TonyC
-----Original Message-----
From: Packed318@aol.com <Packed318@aol.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>;
aol@dakota-truck.net <aol@dakota-truck.net>
Date: Sunday, February 03, 2002 9:45 AM
Subject: Re: DML: The 'ol 318 gave up under boost last night... :(
>Tim,
>
>Are you interested in a 5.9 short block? E-mail off the list if you want
the
>details. Sorry to hear about your motor, it's got me thinking about mine
>
>Wayne
>
>n a message dated 02/03/2002 6:47:30 AM Central Standard Time,
>coolva1@cox.net writes:
>
>
>I'm too tired to re-write the story, so I'll post what I posted to the
local
>message board...
>
>I think I blew a piston or something major...
>
>I was on my way back from the pet store with a buddy from ODU on Brambleton
>when I was gettin on the gas a lil... I punched it right quick and it
>dropped a gear, but thats when it happened...
>the motor started clanking real loud, smoke was pouring outta the
exhaust...
>barely running...
>I was gonna try to make it back to ODU, but got cought by a red light, and
i
>tryed to keep her running, holding the gas to the floor, the motor just
>slowly died.... the guy infront of me jumped outta his car, and asked me if
>the truck was on fire... heh.. I said no, I think I blew my motor up... so
>he said good luck, and went on (nice guy, didnt have to stop)
>So, I sat on branbleton and called my dad he said to call AAA and they'd
get
>a tow truck out... So I called and they sent a tow truck, and a police man
>pulled up and sat there fer a bit with me and Harrold, and another cruser
>came up with a push bar and pushed me onto Colley to get me outta
traffic...
>and gave me a flair and said good luck and left....
>Just fer shits and giggles I tryed to start it to see what it would do, it
>shook really bad and died slowly again... then the towtruck showed up and
>took us home...
>
>When I stopped when I died the first time, I noticed oil smoke like coming
>very strongly from the breather (gushing smoke out) but there was no oil
>drippin anywhere or any other fluids...
>
>Does this sound like I may have blown a piston or rings or something?
Anyone
>gotta idea where I should start looking?
>
>Anyways... tonight was interesting... and COLD!!
>
>Hopefully she'll be taken care of and be running right within a few months
><sigh>
>
>I just waxed it for the first time since Summer today too.... Oh well... I
>guess I'll spend more of my free time home workin on the truck.....
>
>Tim Berry - Chesapeake, VA
>97 CC 318 Auto 4x2
>Best 1/4: 13.28@103.75
>(I guess the boost was a lil much)
>
>
>
>
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