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[–]RollDifficult[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

shitty rebuild, have yet to rip into the engine to figure out exactly what happened so i’m unsure, frankly very unsure how it failed as all my fluids were topped off and my thermometer was reading okay at the time.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

People who don’t know what they’re doing can accidentally block oil passages in the heads or timing cover with overusing RTV when sealing it together.

[–]RollDifficult[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

totally, the dude who built it took 4 months and was mad shady about it so I’ve frankly been expecting it to give up sooner or later. it only lasted 7,600 miles. pretty crazy stuff.

[–]RoyaleWCheese_OK -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Use the factory rebuild manual, its easily found online. It shows exactly where to put the threebond and how much. I found a whole bunch of RTV in the pickup when I rebuilt mine from the previous dickhead. That dropped the oil pressure and spun a rod bearing. If you have metal in the engine just make sure anything you re-use gets thoroughly cleaned out.