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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Darhawk" data-source="post: 1179546" data-attributes="member: 16788">Well my Blazer gave up the ghost today! :| I need a new engine as the cam and crank shaft are ruined along with the distributor and oil pump! So I am now investigating on a replacement engine for my '99 Chevy Blazer. In Jan I got all new tires and new brakes plus some kick a$$ shocks. In may I had the pitman and idler arms and a few other suspension parts put in. Along with a new air conditioner system. And after all the install , the truck purred like a kitten...until Monday of this week..I took the truck in because I felt like it was running strange and my wife had complained about it ( she drives it more lately than I have, cause I get to drive the Highlander..Hehe) feeling tippy, so I took it back to my mechanic and the said the Radiator was completely dry. I was in shock and so I had to pay again another $600 for manifold and other gaskets and a thermostat and etc. I had take it in on Thursday and then picked it up on Monday and drove to Target and back home. Well then just the next day Tuesday after my wife drove for a good 45 minutes out of town and then back again, well on the way home It started to make a internal metal on metal sound. It lost oil pressure and she barely made it home. We had it towed to the mechanic and then diagnosed it was a bad. See above for details. So now total cost on this stupid truck is totaling $4000 and that is before today. SO I just got back from the mechanic and they said the don't know if it was their fault or just wear and tear. So they are going to install a new/used engine with Free Labor.So now we got wait to find a used engine with less than 100K so that this won't happen hopefully again. Or I can buy a rebuilt one for a few hundred more. I'm debating the issue as I type this. Either way it's going to be another $1100 or perhaps more if I go rebuilt. So that brings the total cost to an estimate of well over 5K which sucks donkey balls!!!!!!I am now accepting donations, cause I'm broke at this point.  Not to mention that the Cobra is in shop too FINALLY get her Gears put in...and driveshaft and new fancy girdle. Well so much for the kids college fund this year and for paying off some debt...Someday life firkin sucks the big hole!</blockquote>