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Lost all power

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DIANE NELSON2
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  • 1979 CHEVROLET SILVERADO
  • 6 CYL
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 200,000 MILES
Driving down road I heard a loud bang and lost all power. Tries to start but will not.
Saturday, September 23rd, 2017 AT 5:32 AM

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Tiny
JOHNNYT73
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  • 924 POSTS
Hmm, I would say you had an internal failure of some sort. Possible the timing chain broke.
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2020 AT 10:12 AM
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STEVE W.
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Do you see any external damage to the engine? Which engine do you have? The straight sixes were usually pretty robust, but could throw a rod.
When you try to start it does it turn over?
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