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12-01-2011, 03:29 PM

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jasondunn

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Rod broke, slammed the piston into a plug, flattened it, cracked the head, filled the block with coolant, locked the engine up.

The fix: crate motor

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12-01-2011, 03:46 PM

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wow. did you find the reason for that? as the oil was recently changed, oil leak or something like that?

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12-02-2011, 03:11 PM

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wow. did you find the reason for that? as the oil was recently changed, oil leak or something like that?

Nope, other than the mechanic saying though it may have not read that it had ran hot, that it must have ran hot.

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12-02-2011, 03:30 PM

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the blows monkey *****...sorry to hear that. any idea what ya gonna do?

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12-02-2011, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jasondunn

Started my 2005 F150 FX4 (135,000 miles) this morning, it ran for 30 seconds and something happened/broke. Anyway, it started running very rough and shut off. Now when I turn the key, all the electricals come on, but the truck will only turn over for a second. I'm worried the motor has locked up. Does that sound right? Maybe the timing chain broke and has foiled the engine? Oil was changed two days ago.

The truck has been a pain since coming off the lot new. 6 months ago, I replaced a broken valve spring, a year ago I replaced the flywheel, and cats need replacing.

Any suggestions?

You say the oil was changed 2 days before...was there still oil in it when it quit?