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11-09-2010 #1
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Never a good sight!
3930 into the 4000 mile trip to SEMA, OUSCI, at 11:45pm last night the 6.4 in the charger passed on to Mopar Heaven, may it rest in peace! Unfortunately for me, it would have been nice if it would have done it about 70 miles later! We made it home about 3am. All is good though, I had a great time and enjoyed seeing everyone again. We will tear into the motor tonight and report back. May be time for that Kenny Bell setup?
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Time to drop an LS into that Mopar.. lol
Sorry to hear Bill.. but this will be a good excuse to add a few more HP to the mix. Did your oil pressure look ok on the Pahrump track? Turn 1 and turn 2 are really hard on oiling systems.
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No...say it isn't so. Sorry to hear about the engine
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I'm calling for a moment of silence! And, before it comes up, it had nothing to do with me driving it on the way home! All kidding aside, really sorry to hear about the loss. Too bad we weren't still in the convoy with our trailer.
Tom
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Good news Bill, time for more power! haha
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Well, you earned it! Doubt anyone except maybe Brian as tortured one as much as you do. Hate to see it though.
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that is definitely never a good sight, my cars been there twice already!, sorry to hear u couldn't make it -Dom
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damn what do you think happened bill?
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Sorry to hear that man, too bad she didn't have another 100 miles in her.
Well the car still looks badazz, even though it needs a new heart.
Doctor Bill, your patient is still in the waiting room....Dave
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I had a similar thing happen to me. I drove all the way to Ft. Lauderdale from Birmingham, AL and then up the coast of Florida and back to Birmingham and my transmission progressively declined the last 50-60 miles. I was able to limp to an exit and got a hotel room for the night, limped to a local transmission shop less than a mile from the hotel and I wound up coasting in as it completely let go. I had to hire a rollback to get it home and have the tranny rebuilt.
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Damn Bill!! Too bad it didn't happen closer to home, but at least it didn't let go in the middle of Arizona! This just means it wants more power. It did live a good life....
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Bill,
Any ideas what happened? That 392/6.4 is supposed to be pretty tough in that form? Minor or major? The stock 6.1's ring lands are too high and close to the top of the piston and sometimes they come apart under detonation/boost but I believe the 6.4 has different pistons? Hopefully it's something minor.
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Damn that sucks Bill..but sure you will have it tearing up the road again soon..
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What are you driving to fl??
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I told Brian I had room in the trailer for ya on the way home. Sorry for the bad luck, usually that stuff happens to me!!!!
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billy doesn't believe in trailers....but I guess he is happy he has AAA. sarcasm
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I know thats not AAA. Cause its his truck. Sometimes it pays to put it in a trailer!!!! Trust me I know.
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Dangit Bill !! If you would just pull that thing to and from car show to car show you wouldn't have these kind of problems ..... BUT that ain't what they are for . I hate that the motor let go but , I am damn curious to see what your going to do to it next . Is there any way you can blame it on Mark?
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Well it fought a good fight, that motor has hit the rev limiter more times than Albert the hard stuff!!!
I suspect it will reappear better and badder than before, can't wait to see what you do now.
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Sorry Bill... I feel your pain.
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