I need advice on rem'd engines
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Originally Posted By: Eddie
OMG: Decatur, IL. I used to cause much trouble there when I was younger. Originally from Rock Island IL.
I've been to Decatur (via Tuscola) for the fair and tractor pulls about 5 years ago. Pronto-pups, lemon shake-ups and a belly ache. I have such wonderful memories of my visits with family in Illinois.
BTW, does it still smell funky in Decatur?
OMG: Decatur, IL. I used to cause much trouble there when I was younger. Originally from Rock Island IL.
I've been to Decatur (via Tuscola) for the fair and tractor pulls about 5 years ago. Pronto-pups, lemon shake-ups and a belly ache. I have such wonderful memories of my visits with family in Illinois.
BTW, does it still smell funky in Decatur?
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Paulo, it ALWAYS smells funky in Decatur! I called it the "Staley Stink," i.e., A.E. Staley processing soybeans "back in the day." They've been bought out by the British firm Tate & Lyle, PLC. The big processor in town is Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), what with their Washington politco connections (hence massive support for ethanol usage from Congress), and, yes, they can stink up the town in more ways than one!
How did it feel to travel back in time ten years?
How did it feel to travel back in time ten years?
If you buy a salvage motor,replace the intake gasket while its on the ground before the install.The 3.1, 3.4 are notoriuos for intake gasket failure.
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Go the salvage yard route for as low a mileage as you can get. Figure on doing the LIM gaskets before you install the engine using the new "Problem Solver" metal framed gaskets from Fel Pro.
It will never be easier than before the engine is installed .
Go the salvage yard route for as low a mileage as you can get. Figure on doing the LIM gaskets before you install the engine using the new "Problem Solver" metal framed gaskets from Fel Pro.
It will never be easier than before the engine is installed .
Originally Posted By: paulo57509
BTW, does it still smell funky in Decatur?
I live 45 miles from Decatur, and when the wind is in *just* the right direction, the wind will carry the smell all that way.
Lucky us when THAT happens. I don't know how the people who live there stand that smell. I guess they just get used to it.
BTW, does it still smell funky in Decatur?
I live 45 miles from Decatur, and when the wind is in *just* the right direction, the wind will carry the smell all that way.
Lucky us when THAT happens. I don't know how the people who live there stand that smell. I guess they just get used to it.
I would even go so far as to have the salvage yard install the engine.
They're "vertically integrated" and the guy that pulled the replacement motor has all the hoses and wires fresh in his mind.
They can spread the profit over two operations.
And if the mechanic breaks something, he can go out back and find it, blaming himself, instead of buying a new one at NAPA and blaming you.
They're "vertically integrated" and the guy that pulled the replacement motor has all the hoses and wires fresh in his mind.
They can spread the profit over two operations.
And if the mechanic breaks something, he can go out back and find it, blaming himself, instead of buying a new one at NAPA and blaming you.
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