yeah definitely not the washout i went though the washout now problem.

this was that hole right on the side of the main road.

But im honored that its now named after me!

Spark plugs and wires are changed and the knock is still there.

From the location of the sound its looking like i bent a rod on the pas. side middle cylinder. sorry cant remeber the number

 

4WD150, my truck is an 03 5.4L 4WD. The only mods are body lift, tires (315-70-17), steps, toolbox, and (full) true dual exhaust w/ longtube headers, and a CAI (stock tuning/gearing 3.55 ls). nonetheless, even w/ my AT's, I was able to throttle through quite a bit. The first stuck I was in, my front right tire just hit a puddle than was deeper than 4.2trimbles kneelength. i knew immediately i was going to be stuck. the second time, i went in a little too deep for my AT's ability. I even got a little water in the cab. that was a bitch to clean up, lol. ironically, trimble got stuck in the very same hole i did, immediately after pulling me out of it.

Cecil, I hope everything turns out ok, you know you want to do a 5.4 swap, lol. are you guys gonna drop the oil pan to examine the rods?

tj03150, all modulars use the same mounts. also, the only 5.4L that came w/ a different auto was the L. non lightning's received the 4R70W.

 

Trimble were cool so I'm not trying to come off as a dik but your going WAY too fast entering those holes. If you would enter slowly and make a bow wake and follow it you wouldn't have hydrolocked. Fast through water creates all sorts of problems, but I do hope you get it worked out. I bet you have plenty of water in the oil. Drain that and hope to God the rod bearings are not fuked

 

quick update.

scott i completely agree with you i hit the hole WAY to fast.

Anyway i bought a 99 4.2 for $750 with a 90 day warranty.

I stripped all the accessories (power steering pump, water pump, ac, alternator) All these stayed intact so i wouldnt have any leaks.

My X-girlfriend's dad will be raplacing the engine the rest of the way for me tomorrow. He is a very good guy. I would be right there helping but i have to work doubles sat. and sun.

I will be breaking the old engine down and rebuilding it just incase the one i bought dies.

 

Thats a deal!

 

yeah i has a deal for a 2001 4.2 with a 100 day warranty for $800 but id have to swap out the intake manifolds since they change to dual ports (i think thats what its called) and that was just too much work so i went with the 99.

In a year the other engine should be completely built and then ill just drop that in. sounds like a good plan to me. And ill know its breaking point.

ill let you know how the swap goes.

 

Sorry for running my mouth earlier, I was drunk.

 

haha its no big deal. I knew what i did wrong and you just pointed it out for everyone to see.

Thanks this might keep others from doing it.

 

Looks like a lot of fun to play out there!

Sorry to hear about the bad news, Trimble, but it sounds like you have things figured out.

 

yeah im waiting for my X's dad to get home then we will drop in the engine!

And PRAY that theres now CEL's

It will be awhile before im back out there. need to pay off all my newly aquired debt hahaha