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Engine swap, motor clanging... Where did it go wrong? Stuffed piston?

CHA53R

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looks like it, doing it on the weekend.. sounds like a good day to have a few beers aswell... i reckon he dropped the motor in on the torque converter and bent and cracked it..
 

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looks like it, doing it on the weekend.. sounds like a good day to have a few beers aswell... i reckon he dropped the motor in on the torque converter and bent and cracked it..
flex plate bends and even cracks under high powered situations.
check he hasnt damaged something and its jambed up in the housing while your there (just in case dont forget you may want to replace tourque converter seal while your there... and or rear main...
 

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i got the mechanic down the road to come up for a 6 pack and he didnt even start it... crank bolt is loose... hes coming up tomorrow to tightn it.. hopefully that fixes the problem..
 

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yeah that would be a pretty bad noise if loose
let us know how you go~!
 

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ok that didnt work either... they going to come back again tomorrow
 
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