RVPro

Engine came apart and windowed both sides of the block and destroyed the starter. What year blocks will work with my cylinder head? Also how heavy is the motor?

annabelle

I don't know about the heads, but to engine weighs about 1000 lbs.

Purplezr2

I believe the head is about 200 I believe engine is like 1100 dressed out.

no_6_oh_no

Any 3rd gen block should work but the pistons are different in the 03-04 engines. You would need an 04.5-07.5 short block to match the electronics and injectors in the truck.

rich

i got an 03 block short block that needs some honing and has been sitting out in the weather for about 1.5 years . if not i got a guy here who should have some low mileage cr motors

rogers259

Sorry to hear that, what the heck happened?

CamperAndy

Yea, you need to post details on carnage like that.

BPoulsen

Pics too!!!

psd1

339898 miles engine blown/ trans untouched ...thats alot of miles. I think you got your moneys worth!

trik396

I want to know what would window BOTH sides of the block...? Talk about catastrophic engine failure....

homewrecker

What the heck is with these 05's?I have 2 friends who have windowed the block and read of several others.

tonyd01

what oil filter you run?

96_12V

Pictures? And details?

I know with that sort of mileage you must be busy - and you're using your diesel truck. However we're a curious lot, and catastrophic failures pike the intrest. Must not have sounded very good...

RVPro

I will get some pics and hopefully start swaping it out this weekend. Unfortunatly there is not a good story to go with this carnage. I left work made my normal uturn under 75 got on the gas to get around a slow moving BMW and then boom, knock, knock, knock glanced down at the guages still had oil pressure. Hell it was still running. Saw the check engine light come on and killed it. Coasted into Huffines Kia. I was kind of hoping theflex plate had broken or the input shaft of the trans. Alof those dreams were dashed when I saw the trail of oil and herd the oil pouring out on to the ground. I have blown lots of motors in my life but I have never had one go like this. In the past I have allways seen the oil pressure drop just before something lets go.

TexasCTD

Kurt, did you have any success finding a replacement motor?

Was the motor still cold when you got on it? What kind of oil filter? Any ideas on why this happened?

So sorry to hear this, but it is VERY unusual for one of our motors to blow like this unless extremely modified and perhaps a shot of nitrous. Yours is still stock or basically stock IIRC.

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