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Re: Peeeed
I bet that means that lifter tap was really a rod knock...
Not many people know that the 3100-3400 generation of engines like the 3800 and Chevy 4300 will crap out gaskets... And if not looked for or paid attention to the end result will be the oil will become acidic and pit the bearings in the bottom end..
I have heard stories of people fixing these 3400's time and time again to only end up with a paper weight later down the road.. If you can catch it early on when it first starts to use coolant and fix it these engines can run to 300k easy...
The only problem with a 3400 is that they are in demand... In my area a cheap 3400 is $800-$1000 and thats with 100,000 miles on it...
Not sure how this will all play out for her, but even a reman 3400 is not cheap, then paying someone to install it isn't either..
I guess the real question is what is she going to decide to do?
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