I think you are on the right path with the rebuild.
Get some digital pictures of the bad hole/piston crown and post them, please! We all love to see (other peoples) carnage!!!
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I think you are on the right path with the rebuild.
Get some digital pictures of the bad hole/piston crown and post them, please! We all love to see (other peoples) carnage!!!
2011 Chevrolet Tahoe 5.3L daily driver
- Previous owner of two 1994 6.5L K3500s, '01, '02, and '05 6.6L K2500s, '04 C4500, '06 K3500 dually, '06 K3500 SRW, '09 K3500HD SRW, '05 Denali
- Total GM diesel miles to date : ~950K
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photo's will be coming
I think when I pulled the head your not to see the piston ring looks like a blow torch to the block, will finish pulling apart in the morning
2003 CHEVY 4500 DURAMAX/ALLISON 14'
SERVICE CRANE BODY 16,500 LBS 14.5 MPG
1998 K3500 SRW CREW CAB TRANSPLANTED 6.5TD ELECTROINC INTO, HEATH COMPUTER, 40+HP INJECTORS, 4" EXHAUST, VACUUM ELEMTINATOR ON TURBO,UPGRADED COOLING WITH ALL GM PARTS,NO VACUUM PUMP, SST OIL COOLER LINES MADE LOCALY FRACTION OF THE COST, 3" TOURBO/BOOST GAUSGE ALL IN ONE, ADDED GEAR DRIVE GREAT HELP WITH STARTING TIME DOESN'T JUMP AROUND ANY MORE, INTERCOOLER 3" INLET AND OUTLET COOLER 12x24x4, ALSO ADDED MANDEL BENT CROSS OVER, HAD TRUCK REPAINTED AND OPUT ON ALUM FLAT BED
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photos of damage
check out the photo album posted photos of damage along with the surprise I found a bent rod the red you see in the picture is a glare off the inside of the truck bed it was laying in
its off to the machine shop will know how I'm fixing it Friday
I will say one thing about this engine it doesn't lack iron i think the block weight as much as a 6.5 short block put together crank is heavy duty was a little surprised that the main bearings are only 13/16" wide and the main caps are almost 1 1/16" wide
everything else in the engine show no sign of wear at all.
Last edited by Mark Rinker; 03-05-2009 at 07:43. Reason: add photos to posting
2003 CHEVY 4500 DURAMAX/ALLISON 14'
SERVICE CRANE BODY 16,500 LBS 14.5 MPG
1998 K3500 SRW CREW CAB TRANSPLANTED 6.5TD ELECTROINC INTO, HEATH COMPUTER, 40+HP INJECTORS, 4" EXHAUST, VACUUM ELEMTINATOR ON TURBO,UPGRADED COOLING WITH ALL GM PARTS,NO VACUUM PUMP, SST OIL COOLER LINES MADE LOCALY FRACTION OF THE COST, 3" TOURBO/BOOST GAUSGE ALL IN ONE, ADDED GEAR DRIVE GREAT HELP WITH STARTING TIME DOESN'T JUMP AROUND ANY MORE, INTERCOOLER 3" INLET AND OUTLET COOLER 12x24x4, ALSO ADDED MANDEL BENT CROSS OVER, HAD TRUCK REPAINTED AND OPUT ON ALUM FLAT BED
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We just replaced a 2005 LLY in a C-4500 the other day. The posted shipping weight on the crate was 705 Lbs. The engine comes in a big enclosed plastic crate. The weight does not include exhaust manifolds, injection pump, turbocharger, EGR cooler and valve, flywheel. Those are the major parts anyway. So Iguess the engine fully dressed weighs between 800 - 850 Lbs?
1998 Chevy k-2500 454 147,000 miles and climbing!
1993 Pontiac G/A Big Block 3.3 Liter 140,000 miles and still going too!
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Thanks for posting this - I feel very very fortunate that these are not pictures of my engine, near Spokane two summers ago.
Everyone driving an DMax that is 'smoking a little', but still being driven should take notice! I have been very guilty but have been lucky not to have one open up like yours did.
2011 Chevrolet Tahoe 5.3L daily driver
- Previous owner of two 1994 6.5L K3500s, '01, '02, and '05 6.6L K2500s, '04 C4500, '06 K3500 dually, '06 K3500 SRW, '09 K3500HD SRW, '05 Denali
- Total GM diesel miles to date : ~950K
GMC World Class Technician
Bent the connecting rod too!?!?!?!?!?
1998 Chevy k-2500 454 147,000 miles and climbing!
1993 Pontiac G/A Big Block 3.3 Liter 140,000 miles and still going too!
Enthusiast
Well ya - trying to push that slug up and down the hole - with a nearly molten crown! (Whaddya think the EGTs were on that cylinder???Originally Posted by Duramaster
Bent the connecting rod too!?!?!?!?!?
= MORE CARNAGE!
2011 Chevrolet Tahoe 5.3L daily driver
- Previous owner of two 1994 6.5L K3500s, '01, '02, and '05 6.6L K2500s, '04 C4500, '06 K3500 dually, '06 K3500 SRW, '09 K3500HD SRW, '05 Denali
- Total GM diesel miles to date : ~950K
Tech/Instructor
Maybe it hydrolocked?Bent the connecting rod too!?!?!?!?!?
Last time I saw one with a bent con rod it dropped a valve.
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