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To bring this back to the top... had the Bonny taken to the GM dealer where my Brother works... He got it running but the bottom end sounds horrific is bad

I am planning on a crate GM rebuilt unit (3 years/100k warranty)...

May not be the right palce to ask but here goes...
What is the ...

to answer some questions... Yes, I used DG on the battery cables... Check engine light has been on twice in the last two weeks... AZer said it was a code related to the gas cap no being tightened... both times was following a fill-up by someone other than myself. I do have a check gauges light... on ...

Have any of you experienced a Crank Sensor/Harmonic Balancer failure. Does it have a Fail Safe that kills the engine to save the crank.
A guy at work claims that he had this happen to his 96 SSE. It happened concurrent with a Harmonic Balancer failure.

allanb wrote:you really dont want the problems of a northstar either. i had considered it for my car and decided against it. l67 100 times better motor. northstar pos. in my opinion

Thanks for the input...

Sorry for the silence guys long days at work... I will try to answer the questions about the oil/cylinder this evening after work. All of those comments are along the lines of my fears...

Oldman wrote:Welcome to the club.
I live in Savannah, Georgia, where do you live?
Yeah, you'll get lots of help here.

I am in Demorest, Home of Baseball Hall Of Famer
Johnny "Big Cat" Mize In NE GA!

Guys,
I think that my engine is gone... maybe blown head gasket...
Anyone know the price range of replacement engines and will a
Northstar straight swap or does it need need engine mounts, computer,
etc?

My 99 SE was stranded. My son and I were able to get it home today. The issue seemed to be Battery cable corrosion.
Pulled every thing apart cleaned it, both bolts were replaced (slightly stripped).
Every thing seems to be fine, so I took it for a bath. Hood was never opened. Drove it for about 2 ...

1oldman I had her running. It was just dirty battery cables... THEN I got prideful and gave it a bath.
Musta shocked it cause I was cleaning some of the teenager crud out of the door pockets and wiping the dash
when i just kinda died . I fear the engine gave up the ghost. It turns over but will not ...

[quote="1oldman"]Sure would like photos of your ride...
Right now photos might include the car in flames...
stranded my son before a date and he is not happy...
I believe from a little research here that I have a VATS
issue.

I will try to take some photos Before/After style...

Just a few hours ...

Decided to stop snooping and join the fun...
Bought the Bonne to help my brother out, he needed the cash and I did NOT need another car to insure,
but it has been a fun little ride so far, Gotta fix the a/c before summer. Any tips??