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Originally Posted by blackmerc
Thanks guys for all the help. I guess Im asking how worn my engine is: blow-by, temperature rising under load, some smoke at idle, not much torque or top speed. When does the moment come to pull the engine and freshen it up.... ??
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Blowby does not mean much unless it is hard to start cold or has low compression numbers. Temp rising under load means a cooling system problem. T-stat, water pump, or radiator (or all of them). A bit of smoke at idle is normal for a 617, they tend to be smoky.
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