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| | | | Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 17 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 17 | 1969 GMC 7500, manual trany.
Not sure what big V6 I have yet. According to ID tag its a 351M V6. Can I use "C" connecting rods in a "M" engine block? Cant seem to locate replacement M connecting rods. I found a broken rod and piece of a piston skirt in my oil pan. Along with a hole in my oil pan now as well. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,819 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,819 | You're probably also going to find a badly scored crankshaft that might need to be welded and reground. Be careful about swapping cranks- - - -the big V6's were notorious for severe crankshaft balance problems, so salvage the original crank if at all possible. The machine shop where I spent several years working part time sort of specialized in those engines, and they can be a real pain in the butt to keep together.
Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 17 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 17 | Ok Thanks. Right trying to locate connecting rods and pistons plus a oil pan too. | | |
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