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Old 01-27-2021, 7:57am   #1
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I would kill the engineer for designing that.
Yet many people thing being an engineer makes one intelligent by default. After working with them for the last 10 years I can assure you some are, but some are complete idiots.
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Yet many people thing being an engineer makes one intelligent by default. After working with them for the last 10 years I can assure you some are, but some are complete idiots.
What?
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Yet many people thing being an engineer makes one intelligent by default. After working with them for the last 10 years I can assure you some are, but some are complete idiots.
I have to drag them out by the ear into the field and show them how stupid they are sometimes.
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think... thing;

they're spelled the same, but pronounced differently.
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I would kill the engineer for designing that.
Northstar engine, not as bad as you'd think. They seldom go bad since warm and dry location.
Beats laying on back under oily engine dropping exhaust for sure.
Now the crossover gaskets are a total bitch to change at 3 hrs plus.
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I have to drag them out by the ear into the field and show them how stupid they are sometimes.
Was the ear designed for engineer-dragging?
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I am amazed that didn't tear up the backing plate first!
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I think those primarily went into Cadillac didn't they? And didn't they have head gasket issues that plagued many of them?
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I think those primarily went into Cadillac didn't they? And didn't they have head gasket issues that plagued many of them?
It started life as indy car engine. I saw them in Al Unser Jr team back when. They put in Cadillacs mainly but buick and believe Olds saw some. Some shortstars(4.0) were around.
Not a gasket issue... Fine thread head bolts into porous alum block issue. Went away mostly in 2000 with redesign.
The 1st attempt to fix by GM was a timesert and those failed also. Second timeserts worked along with normserts and studs sold by a Canadian guy(expesive though).
I've done a couple engines on these and they have a shitload of pieces to them.
Worse than HG is half case leak and early rear seal one piece designs. Those cost more than HG to fix.
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Hey, I are one....
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If you design everything from your desk without actually doing a little field review work I'd be dragging you by the ear too. AND NO!!!! The 3d model does not suffice!
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Not a gasket issue... Fine thread head bolts into porous alum block issue..
So the bolts pulled out of the block and the result was a leaking head gasket?
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If you design everything from your desk without actually doing a little field review work I'd be dragging you by the ear too. AND NO!!!! The 3d model does not suffice!
I'm in building automation systems and been doing it since '79...and yes, field work is essential in our lives.
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