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| NEED 455 OR 403 in Indianapolis. IN [message #104510] |
Thu, 28 October 2010 14:42  |
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I'm posting this for a GMCer who had an engine lock up on his way thru Indianapolis. The engine was rebuilt in California (not by any GMC builders) and installed in eastern OHIO it made it as far as Indy about 500 miles and locked up. The coach and owner were on the way to home in Oregon when this bad thing happened. He is looking for a used engine to drop in coach to get it to his brothers in California. The original builder wants to see engine that broke and owner does not want to leave coach in Indy till all that is sorted out. Yes he talked to Blaine Merrell on last sunday when I told him to drive on over to the work rally. Blaine said that he did not have an acceptible engine to sell and at this time is not able to R&R the bad engine. Looking for an engine around Indianapolis. Also need someone who can R&R engine even Cincinnati or Louisville. The one place in my area will do some work but does not want to do the engine install.
Larry Dilk
Indianapolis, IN
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Patterson 455,Turbo City TBI,
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| Re: [GMCnet] NEED 455 OR 403 in Indianapolis. IN [message #104540 is a reply to message #104510] |
Thu, 28 October 2010 21:46  |
Ken Henderson
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254 miles, but the last I heard Dale Fromm had a good engine in Frankenmuth,
MI. Don't know anything more.
Ken H.
On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 3:42 PM, Larry and Cheryl Dilk <lwd222@msn.com>wrote:
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Looking for an engine around Indianapolis. Also need someone who can R&R
> engine even Cincinnati or Louisville. The one place in my area will do some
> work but does not want to do the engine install.
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> Indianapolis, IN
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| Re: [GMCnet] NEED 455 OR 403 in Indianapolis. IN [message #104541 is a reply to message #104540] |
Thu, 28 October 2010 21:54 |
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Tom Hampton could help. Grandview MH
On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 7:46 PM, Ken Henderson <hend4800@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> 254 miles, but the last I heard Dale Fromm had a good engine in Frankenmuth,
> MI. Don't know anything more.
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> Ken H.
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> On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 3:42 PM, Larry and Cheryl Dilk <lwd222@msn.com>wrote:
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> Looking for an engine around Indianapolis. Also need someone who can R&R
>> engine even Cincinnati or Louisville. The one place in my area will do some
>> work but does not want to do the engine install.
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>> Larry Dilk
>> Indianapolis, IN
>> 76 Eleganza II
>> Patterson 455,Turbo City TBI,
>> Just LOVE It!
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| Re: NEED 455 OR 403 in Indianapolis. IN [message #104553 is a reply to message #104546] |
Fri, 29 October 2010 00:17 |
Ken Burton
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| Larry wrote on Thu, 28 October 2010 22:31 |
Try contacting Ken Burton. He may have an idea on where to get one. He is one of the best scroungers around. Ya never know what he might come up with.
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That will not work this time. I have thought about it but have not come up with any ideas.
Used cars and engines of that era are next to nonexistent around here. Anything of that vintage was crushed and sent to the local steel mills years ago.
My only solutions are:
1. Get the rebuilder to ship out another rebuilt engine.
2. If that does not work, then go to Jasper engines in Jasper, Indiana. I do not like their engines but if you are only going to run it until this one gets repaired then what's the exposure.
3. Another possibility is to pull this engine and send it back. Have them rebuild it again and return it.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: NEED 455 OR 403 in Indianapolis. IN [message #104559 is a reply to message #104553] |
Fri, 29 October 2010 04:49 |
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| Ken Burton wrote on Thu, 28 October 2010 22:17 |
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That will not work this time. I have thought about it but have not come up with any ideas.
Used cars and engines of that era are next to nonexistent around here. ...
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While not what I would PLAN on installing...
<http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/pts/2017617860.html>
Combined with parts from the current engine, it should work.
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| Re: NEED 455 OR 403 in Indianapolis. IN [message #104568 is a reply to message #104560] |
Fri, 29 October 2010 10:33 |
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| g.winger wrote on Fri, 29 October 2010 05:54 |
I've got the 403 I pulled to install the Caddy. 60 miles west of st. louis. 1 day to drive west and pick up and then drive back. They could rent/borrow a truck. If I wasn't so booked I'd head that way. Comitments all this weekend and my vac. time is booked for the rest of the year. Have them contact me if needed,,,,,,PL
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Larry, maybe Paul's option is a good one. If I was home, instead of Alabama, we could get a one way rental and head that way.
Maybe a few of us need to chip in and get a Patterson roller cam engine built and have it at Blaine's. Someone needs it, they can pay the amount everyone chipped in and we can go get another one.
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| Re: [GMCnet] NEED 455 OR 403 in Indianapolis. IN [message #104569 is a reply to message #104568] |
Fri, 29 October 2010 11:08 |
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I have a used 455 & trans that ran just fine in my parts coach, a 75 Glenbrook, in St. Johns MI. Because I removed the front end plastic to repair my Royale, the engine is easy to get to. Someone would have to remove and transport the engine, perhaps in a pickup truck bed or something. I have three little girls and a wife in a dental residency, so I don't have any time to do the job. The parts coach is at a mechanic's shop, and possibly he could do the removal (and perhaps the delivery). Alternatively, someone from the list could deliver the engine, or that fellow could rent a truck or van and drive up north. I'd like to get something reasonable for the engine, whatever that is.
Mike Lincoln
On Oct 29, 2010, at 11:33 AM, Dan Gregg wrote:
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> g.winger wrote on Fri, 29 October 2010 05:54
>> I've got the 403 I pulled to install the Caddy. 60 miles west of st. louis. 1 day to drive west and pick up and then drive back. They could rent/borrow a truck. If I wasn't so booked I'd head that way. Comitments all this weekend and my vac. time is booked for the rest of the year. Have them contact me if needed,,,,,,PL
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> Larry, maybe Paul's option is a good one. If I was home, instead of Alabama, we could get a one way rental and head that way.
> Maybe a few of us need to chip in and get a Patterson roller cam engine built and have it at Blaine's. Someone needs it, they can pay the amount everyone chipped in and we can go get another one.
> Dan
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| Re: [GMCnet] NEED 455 OR 403 in Indianapolis. IN [message #104576 is a reply to message #104569] |
Fri, 29 October 2010 15:07 |
Ken Burton
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| mlincoln wrote on Fri, 29 October 2010 11:08 |
I have a used 455 & trans that ran just fine in my parts coach, a 75 Glenbrook, in St. Johns MI. Because I removed the front end plastic to repair my Royale, the engine is easy to get to. Someone would have to remove and transport the engine, perhaps in a pickup truck bed or something. I have three little girls and a wife in a dental residency, so I don't have any time to do the job. The parts coach is at a mechanic's shop, and possibly he could do the removal (and perhaps the delivery). Alternatively, someone from the list could deliver the engine, or that fellow could rent a truck or van and drive up north. I'd like to get something reasonable for the engine, whatever that is.
Mike Lincoln
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I'd be willing to do delivery in my PU truck if someone else does the R&R on each end.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] NEED 455 OR 403 in Indianapolis. IN [message #104579 is a reply to message #104569] |
Fri, 29 October 2010 18:32 |
mlincoln
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Then if he has someone to install on site things can work. My man George could have his staff pull the engine.
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On Oct 29, 2010, at 12:08 PM, Michael Lincoln <mlincoln1@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a used 455 & trans that ran just fine in my parts coach, a 75 Glenbrook, in St. Johns MI. Because I removed the front end plastic to repair my Royale, the engine is easy to get to. Someone would have to remove and transport the engine, perhaps in a pickup truck bed or something. I have three little girls and a wife in a dental residency, so I don't have any time to do the job. The parts coach is at a mechanic's shop, and possibly he could do the removal (and perhaps the delivery). Alternatively, someone from the list could deliver the engine, or that fellow could rent a truck or van and drive up north. I'd like to get something reasonable for the engine, whatever that is.
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> On Oct 29, 2010, at 11:33 AM, Dan Gregg wrote:
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>> g.winger wrote on Fri, 29 October 2010 05:54
>>> I've got the 403 I pulled to install the Caddy. 60 miles west of st. louis. 1 day to drive west and pick up and then drive back. They could rent/borrow a truck. If I wasn't so booked I'd head that way. Comitments all this weekend and my vac. time is booked for the rest of the year. Have them contact me if needed,,,,,,PL
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>> Larry, maybe Paul's option is a good one. If I was home, instead of Alabama, we could get a one way rental and head that way.
>> Maybe a few of us need to chip in and get a Patterson roller cam engine built and have it at Blaine's. Someone needs it, they can pay the amount everyone chipped in and we can go get another one.
>> Dan
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>> http://danandteri.blogspot.com/
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| Re: [GMCnet] NEED 455 OR 403 in Indianapolis. IN [message #104581 is a reply to message #104579] |
Fri, 29 October 2010 19:15 |
Ken Burton
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| mlincoln wrote on Fri, 29 October 2010 18:32 |
Then if he has someone to install on site things can work. My man George could have his staff pull the engine.
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We met the fellow who needs the engine. He was at our work rally at Blaine's for most of the day and into the evening on Sunday.
We will wait to see what Larry has to say about the possibility of using your engine.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] NEED 455 OR 403 in Indianapolis. IN [message #104590 is a reply to message #104586] |
Fri, 29 October 2010 20:41 |
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| WD0AFQ wrote on Fri, 29 October 2010 19:48 |
| Ken Burton wrote on Fri, 29 October 2010 19:15 |
| mlincoln wrote on Fri, 29 October 2010 18:32 |
Then if he has someone to install on site things can work. My man George could have his staff pull the engine.
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We met the fellow who needs the engine. He was at our work rally at Blaine's for most of the day and into the evening on Sunday.
We will wait to see what Larry has to say about the possibility of using your engine.
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Was the engine still running when he was at Blaine's?
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No.
It quit on Saturday. He had it towed on Saturday to some place that was not going to open until Monday. He showed up on Sunday in a rental car.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] NEED 455 OR 403 in Indianapolis. IN [message #104591 is a reply to message #104581] |
Fri, 29 October 2010 20:43 |
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Update on engine locked up. I talked to John the guy who needed an engine. He has made arrangements to take his coach to Syracuse, IN to Ray Swartzeendruber who has a used engine and a guy up by Ray is going to do the engine swap for John. I think this will be a satisfactory solution to his problem of getting the coach home. On behalf or John thank you each and everyone for your offers of engines and support.
Larry Dilk
Indianapolis, IN
76 Eleganza II
Patterson 455,Turbo City TBI,
Just LOVE It!
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