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    Originally posted by Pootis View Post
    Well if it makes you feel better you are not the only one. I was supposed to have mine on the dyno tonight but didn't happen. I got my brakes figured out and thought that I was sitting pretty good to make the tune deadline went to pour coolant into the radiator/water pump and it just starts pissing out the back of it so needless to say I had to cancel my tune and buy a new $100 water pump........


    Fuuuuuck man.... That fucking blows.


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      The barbell is there in that pic on insta. Mine looks the same with the nasty oil stains.

      If it makes you feel any better my LS1 has seen over 150K miles and I didn't touch the barbell. Hot tanked it too. Makes 60psi cold oil pressure at idle no issues. I probably shoulda changed it while I was there but didn't bother.
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        In this picture?


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          Yep
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            I honestly think that it's in there.


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              Hey guys. I'm trying to jump the starter so I can turn the motor and check what my oil pressure is. I don't have the wiring on. Don't have spark plugs in. All I was is the starter to turn and prime the motor with oil and then check if I have 20lbs-30lbs of pressure. When I jump the starter. All it does is clicks. I have the motor grounded to the chassis twice.

              Tried to turn motor by hand and it won't turn. Trans was hard to mount. Idk why but I think that's why my motor won't turn.

              Pulling trans out tonight.
              Part of me wishes I could sell this and go s5x turbo. Nothing has ever gone right.


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                Trans is off. Clutch is off. Flywheel off. Still won't turn by hand. I don't understand how it's locked up when it spun freely a couple months ago. Maybe moisture got in because of the storage unit? Idk. Going to borrow a hoist and stand and pulling it out. Idk what it is.


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                  Can you turn it the other way? I'm assuming you oiled up the cylinder walls and rotating assembly when you built it.
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                    Turn it the other way freely. Then it stops. So I go back the other way. Keeps going and it stops.

                    So. I thought maybe it's out of time. Took rockers off. Tried spinning it. Same thing. So not the timing I thought

                    So I took heads off. Maybe the valves were hitting? Idk?

                    Wanna see how bad my luck is with this car? Look at the pictures









                    Spins freely now without a fucking snapped valve in it. Turned the generator off. And left it like this. Idk what's going on




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                      Wtf man!?! You have the worst luck or something geez. Glad you found the issue but wtf did that!?!?
                      -Christian

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                      Be sure to remind them that the M42 is one of the best engines ever made, but be sure to not mention where it actually falls on that list.

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                        How the balls did you end up with a snapped off valve?
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                          Idk. I honestly don't. Valves are new... Machine shop put them in. I think when I jumped the starter and probably hit one good time and that's where it stopped


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                            Originally posted by DER E30 View Post
                            Wtf man!?! You have the worst luck or something geez. Glad you found the issue but wtf did that!?!?


                            I honestly don't know man. I really don't


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                              Is the timing set correctly?
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                                Originally posted by Q8y_drifter View Post
                                Is the timing set correctly?


                                Took it out today. Checked the other pistons and valves and they're good. I can't take the harmonic balancer off by myself. Hopefully tonight I'll have. Friend help me out. Then I can check timing




                                James ways wanted to help me out. Well I got his ass to worn today



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