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    Crankshaft / Bearing Cap Totally Broke Apart

    You'll be fine. The's old cars have been around a while, and there is no telling the stories she could tell you if she could talk.
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    1970 Trans Am Gas Consumption?

    I would suggest you measure the actual fuel consumption, by filling your tank, noting the milage, driving the car until it is indicating a 1/2 tank or so, then taking it an filling it back up to the filler neck... then divide the miles traveled by the fuel used?? very simple,, then you will have...
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    Crankshaft / Bearing Cap Totally Broke Apart

    My little black bird from before had a transplant 1974 GTO 350 engine, which on the hottest day of the year, with plenty of nice clean coolant and oil, died and did NOT want to start. I suspected a broken ring and pulled the engine when I went to my builder; he found the #46 heads had a crack...
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    Crankshaft / Bearing Cap Totally Broke Apart

    It's not the time involved; it's more likely a poor casting and some load it wasn't designed for. I would suspect improper torque at the last overhaul, possibly allowing the cap to loosen up, which allowed that cap to work a little bit. Did your builder have any ideas after looking at all...
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    Welcome, BillyMagg

    Thanks for the welcome! Back in a late second Black with Red interior, low milage, Base Firebird, rocking the mighty V-6, with a bad muffler, cough, cough, hack up krap, and spit!!! er, For now looking for a gorgeous Pontiac V-8 lump to transplant into this sweet little something! Looking...