Well I have started the process of pulling the motor from the firetruck. It seems the crankshaft is scored and so are the rod bearings. If you have been following along, you know that my motor was rebuilt for free back in 2005. It came with a warranty but the rebuilder died about six months later so they closed the company and hence no warranty... So I'm repulling the motor and saving money to rebuild it again. Today I removed the hood and shortly will pull the motor... I'm being very careful so I don't mess up the paint or anything else along the way. And I'm reading many stovebolt posts about engines as I get ready to do this thing again.