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Re: The sad saga of Grant's engine woes #31151 07/15/2002 10:02 PM
Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 1,586 Where men are men and trucks a... T Tony Extreme Gabster
Tony Extreme Gabster T Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 1,586 Where men are men and trucks a...	On an inline six the crank is balanced by it self,unlike a V-8, so the weight of the rods and pistons should not be an issue as long as the individual parts weigh the same. My unbalanced, no lock washer, oily 261 is gonna wup some butt in 2 weeks

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The sad saga of Grant's engine woes	Grant	07/15/2002 8:37 PM
Re: The sad saga of Grant's engine woes	Mechainiac	07/15/2002 9:39 PM
Re: The sad saga of Grant's engine woes	Tony	07/15/2002 10:02 PM
Re: The sad saga of Grant's engine woes	Mechainiac	07/15/2002 10:11 PM
Re: The sad saga of Grant's engine woes	chiphead	07/16/2002 2:06 PM

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