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trop-a-cal
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Jan 11, 2014

454 Head back on engine started #7 piston noise

Now with full compression on both heads the 43,000 mile 1997 454 vortec has the same noise that it had prior to it shutting down completely. The noise was checked by removing spark plug wire and heari...
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C-Leigh_Racing
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Jan 15, 2014
One thing he will know in the end, with as much of a job as that 454 engine has to do, he would be way ahead of the game just replacing the engine with new, than trying to patch what he has up.
Now if he did like Dave & went the 502 route, he would probably be one happy camper afterwards.
Neil

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