Red/Black Truck Update.....

[Paul@CP_Trucks]

Finally had a chance to pull the engine...boy is it FUBAR...

Broken rod jammed into the camshaft...

Broken Lifter...

Rest of the lifter between the cylinder wall...

And some valve contact....

 

[JMart]

Damn that is some carnage.

Was this from that sweet red/black two tone? Or do you have another not so sweet red/black two tone obs laying around there.

 

[Paul@CP_Trucks]

Damn that is some carnage.

Was this from that sweet red/black two tone? Or do you have another not so sweet red/black two tone obs laying around there.

It's from this truck...

 

[JMart]

yeah, thats the one I was thinking of. That sucks even worse.

I guess I missed the story as to how this happened. Did you guys get the truck this way?

 

[Paul@CP_Trucks]

yeah, thats the one I was thinking of. That sucks even worse.

I guess I missed the story as to how this happened. Did you guys get the truck this way?

Naw we were driving down the road and it let go at about 50mph

 

[littleredstroker]

i bet that was a buzz kill

 

[Whytry]

Looks like you broke it pretty good

 

[Scarlet_Nape]

I believe that's the definition of "catastrophic". :shocked:

 

[TxFireman1972]

So the question is...what going in its place? :naughty:

 

[Paul@CP_Trucks]

So the question is...what going in its place? :naughty:

A fully rebuilt 7.3L:redspotdance: Everything is at the machine shop right now....

 

[01platinum]

WOW bet that made a lot of noise trying to exit stage left. LOL

 

[Paul@CP_Trucks]

WOW bet that made a lot of noise trying to exit stage left. LOL

Actually naw it didn't BANG and that was it....

 

[Strokersace]

Dang. Sucks to hear. But will be running even better later.

 

[jwlandry]

What machine shop are you using to do the rebuild?

 

[Paul@CP_Trucks]

What machine shop are you using to do the rebuild?

It's a local shop here....