jgh64pkup

i hooked it up to the side of the intake where it goes i guess to the 4wd
i hooked it up before i put coolant in it and when i did it kind of stalled but stayed running and started the knocking
could it be a bent valve or wrist pin maybe
by cam followers do you mean rocker arms

TheJMC

yup. If it sucked in enough water you could have both bent a valve or two and a rod. Time to look inside the engine.

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jgh64pkup

F*ck

jgh64pkup

should i run it till it blows up

kalealmighty

no, pull it apart and fix it

jgh64pkup

f*ck
how much will it cost just to pull it apart
like gaskets and so on

StonedGreen

no you need a rebuild, starting at $1500 depending on which parts you decide to use. Might as well go with good quality if you want it to last...or get another motor

jgh64pkup

i put another battery on it and it sounds better now
???????
but it still has a small ticking sound
could it be the injectors

kmac1036

I got "schooled" with the wife's buick...

pull the motor & fix it correctly. check with the diff stores, but advance auto had the best price on the seals / gaskets. fel pro has several kits available. make sure u pick the ones that won't overlap so you don't wind up with extras. never buy a recon crank & consider replacing the connecting rods, or have the ones u have tested to make sure they won't fail 450mi into a break in.

I also learned my lesson to stay away from GM!!! The "oh I just LOVE this car..." crap doesn't happen anymore when we are shopping ;-)

liv2dukhnt

put it for sale and tell em its a 7.3!!!!