02-02-2005, 02:12 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Gas City, In
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'04.5 Chug Chug (the sequel to "04.5 KA-POW)
Ok to the ones who know what I’ve been thru I wont tell the history, for those who don’t.... look at this link.
"04.5 KA-POW (Now What)
As for the sequel to the story... I am 50 miles from Albuquerque, NM with 100,115 Miles with a engine that wouldn’t run on Friday. On Monday after many calls to find help I am put in contact with the New Mexico District Manager, He was polite and very helpful in getting my truck towed to the nearest dealer (Zangara Dodge). Upon arriving at the dealer they immediately checked to see what was wrong and found an injector (#3) was stuck open (tested by blocking fuel from the rail to that injector). A new injector was ordered and then installed today (Tuesday). The Tech starts the engine and just makes it out the garage door when the motor dies, upon trying to restart the engine wont crank over, using a pipe wrench the engine still will not move!
Removal of the head became the next order of business. Upon removing the exhaust manifold I was handed corn kernel sized pieces of piston from the #3 port. NOT GOOD! Then when the head was lifted off you could see the broken and bent valves, one of them embedded vertically into the top of the piston. As well as seeing the new injector tip had been smashed.
Not bad for a motor with one month and 12,000 mile on it!
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Jeremy Seacat
Traded- 03, 3500, SB, SRW, 555, Black, Edge EZ, Autometer, Mag Hytec, AFE, 315's, 88K Mi.
Factory Buyback- 04.5, 3500, DRW, 600, Black, Autometer, Goerend, Mag Hytec, volumizer, AFE, 100K Mi, 2 motors in 2 months!
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