A lot of gas in oil pan

Tiny
WILLIE HURLOCKER
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  • 2003 CHEVROLET BLAZER
  • 4.3L
  • V6
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 145,000 MILES
It started with the smell of gas then the leaky nut kit or fuel distributor. The screw that held the gas line down got stripped out with a crack down the side. I j-b welded it. And re-threaded it. It held for approximately three days, then the same thing the smell of gas and leakage. (I must add it ran great those three days). I got another spider to fix it right now with my everlasting luck it hydro-locked and now you know the rest, two gallons of gas came out of the oil pan. I could not get the two back on drivers side injectors out so a buddy used these bent long handle pliers and pulled them out. Great but their scared up. I am replacing the one that is worse. (Because cash flows not very good) anyway sounded like a bad vacuum leak somewhere I fixed it it was the spider. I have replaced the TP sensor and MAP sensor I am waiting on the injector and the regulator on the back of the spider. I have also hooked a battery to the injectors one at a time and they all click sounds like (i guess they are suppose to) am I going to have to replace the rings and if so would it be fair to say I am going hear the bearings going out not to far down the road. I am planing to go see my mom in Alabama as soon as I can. They live in the mountainous area. I appreciate anything you can tell me.
Monday, January 23rd, 2017 AT 11:59 PM

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Tiny
STEVE W.
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It depends on how long it was run with the gas in it. About the best option is to get the fuel lines repaired, drop the spider in, hook it all up and do a couple oil changes with cheap oil and filter to get all the gas and loose crud out. Start the engine for a minute or two. Drop the oil and filter. Hook a mechanical oil pressure gauge on it. Add new oil and filter and see what you have for pressure. Then do a dry and wet compression test and see what the rings are like. If you have good oil pressure the bearings "should" be okay the gas will not eat them or anything, the danger is that the very thin oil let the crank hit them and that all the loose crud in the system scrubbed them down. No real way to tell without pulling the pan and looking to be sure.

If you are lucky you end up with good pressures and a very clean engine.
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2017 AT 4:44 AM

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