Figured out why my motor blew up...

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Jun 16, 2008 | 11:54 PM

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95camaro3800

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Originally Posted by Jazsun

What is that dent by the intake valve caused by? Looks kinda like a flathead screw.

Thats the "impression" of the retainer. It goes about a 1/4" deep, on both the head and piston. The outer parts of the retainer actually chipped off, and are probably embedded into the piston and head now.

Jun 17, 2008 | 05:33 AM

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PoorMan

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Suxs man. Keep up the good spirits and rebuild. We have the technology.

Jun 17, 2008 | 06:18 AM

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Rich2279

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Some nasty damage done, wow. I hope you can at least reuse the block.

Jun 17, 2008 | 12:02 PM

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95camaro3800

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I'm not using anything from this shortblock, I bought a forged 383 to put in it's place.

However, I may sell the block, and crank if it's still good. How much would a 4bolt main block be worth?