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Well guys, .... blazers dead.

Old Apr 28, 2011 | 01:14 AM
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Default Well guys, .... blazers dead.

driving to orlando for a show, a route the blazers been many times.... less than a mile away from the venue.... Boom.... hear a loud pop, and see smoke go everywhere, pull off to the side, oil pouring like a mad man, super loud knock.... man, im back in daytona now while my blazers in orlando for the night. have to figure out a way to get it home tomorrow.

Ill have a video of the carnage posted tomorrow.
 
Old Apr 28, 2011 | 05:12 AM
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aww thats not good. Had a lt1 camaro do that too me..I was speeding up to get on the interstate and boom,smoke,knocking. I got the worse stomach feeling in the world.
 
Old Apr 28, 2011 | 07:38 AM
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Sounds like maybe an oil cooler line or a defective oil filter ruptured. Do you use Fram? I remember reading about them having a recall because the seam was giving way on their oil filters. Hopefully you got it shut down before any serious internal engine damage was done.
 
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Originally Posted by 01BlackBeauty
Sounds like maybe an oil cooler line or a defective oil filter ruptured. Do you use Fram? I remember reading about them having a recall because the seam was giving way on their oil filters. Hopefully you got it shut down before any serious internal engine damage was done.

80% sure that its 100% F!@#ed
 
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that sucks man
 
Old Apr 28, 2011 | 10:04 AM
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U haul wont let me puul my blazer with a 99 cherokee! what bs....
 
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Dont tell them what your pulling and just drive nice and slow to be safe. I think you will get her back okay.
 
Old Apr 28, 2011 | 03:14 PM
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Default Updated Video - NSFW (language)

YouTube - Blazer VID IS NSFW (language)

thats the video of us being goofy

and we got it home no problem today!

 

Last edited by TripleBlackBlazer; Apr 28, 2011 at 07:37 PM. Reason: Added NSFW to title and vid
Old Apr 28, 2011 | 04:21 PM
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Damn that's terrible.
 
Old Apr 28, 2011 | 05:41 PM
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@ verno.... I swear your truck looks like the one that was in 4wheel&offroad magazine a while back. They did a solid axle swap with a jeep suspension or something or another....Ill try to find it...
 

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