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Re: 2003 5.7 in 2007 Ram 2500
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02/02/18 09:27 PM
02/02/18 09:27 PM
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HotRodDave
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should bolt right in like you planning
I am not causing global warming, I am just trying to hold off a impending Ice Age!
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Re: 2003 5.7 in 2007 Ram 2500
[Re: WO23Coronet]
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02/07/18 06:31 PM
02/07/18 06:31 PM
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HotRodDave
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Valve springs are easy and cheap to replace and can be done without pulling the heads, they typically start breaking around 100,000-150,000 miles and just because someone somewhere rebuilt the engine does not mean they were replaced then if they were not broken yet. The only time I have seen seats fall out is if they fell out when the engine overheated. Rods can randomly break on 03-08 hemis and I have seen them go between 90,000 and 300,000 without breaking, seems totally random. I have a bucket of broken rods and bearings mostly look brand new.
I am not causing global warming, I am just trying to hold off a impending Ice Age!
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Re: 2003 5.7 in 2007 Ram 2500
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02/07/18 11:35 PM
02/07/18 11:35 PM
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I hear you, but when we’re dealing with old miled out vehicles like this you have to take a leap of faith. I’ll probably do valve springs and a timing chain while it’s out. I took that leap a few months back... 14 miles later I had a rod knock. I highly recommend checking all the bearings.
68 Road Runner, 69 Belvedere, 71 Challenger Vert 340 barracuda, 01 Ram CTD, 95 Ram, 04 Ram, 85 Daytona turbo Z 66 GTO, 06 Magnum RT AWD. 07 Ram CTD, 07 Ram
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