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  1. Jul 6, 2019 at 5:04 PM
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  2. Jul 6, 2019 at 5:15 PM
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    A little late to the party. Sorry.

    Sounds like the truck threw a rod though unfortunately just from what i read of the description. Let me know if theres anything i can help with.
     
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  3. Jul 6, 2019 at 5:19 PM
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  4. Jul 6, 2019 at 5:25 PM
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    Oh shit. That’s no bueno.
     
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  5. Jul 6, 2019 at 5:25 PM
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    Hopefully not, 3.4 motors very seldom throw rods, especially driving on a flat road,
    fingers crossed
     
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  6. Jul 6, 2019 at 5:27 PM
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    Too far away to help, but kinda been sitting here watching it play out. Hoses and gaskets don’t make a loud bang so my initial thoughts are a thrown rod. Looks like you’re on a pretty decent shoulder, and have a bunch of great guys willing to help ya out. Keep us updated.


    Nice job members of that area banding together to offer some help :thumbsup:
     
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  7. Jul 6, 2019 at 5:27 PM
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    The loud bang the OP heard is the problematic part. If you blow an oil cooler o-ring, oil pan seal, rear main,or half moon they go quietly.
     
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  8. Jul 6, 2019 at 5:34 PM
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    Ugg again
     
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  9. Jul 6, 2019 at 5:45 PM
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    Update

    OP is towed to a shop
    They’re about to look underneath it real quick to give a better diag.

    Will follow up with more info if OP doesn’t.
     
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  10. Jul 6, 2019 at 5:50 PM
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    Nah i gave up racing. Torn shoulder just didnt sound too pleasing again tbh
    That exactly. Especially with oil everywhere.
     
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  11. Jul 6, 2019 at 6:28 PM
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    Update.
    OP is actually okay and about to be back on the road!

    It’s a great day for an ez and cheap fix!

    Title can be updated to recovered.
     
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  12. Jul 6, 2019 at 6:28 PM
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    More like teaser...

    Spill the beans
     
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  13. Jul 6, 2019 at 6:32 PM
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    Fantastic job!
     
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    Well y'all... This might be the most embarrassing thing I've done... It was just my oil drain plug. Found a great towing guy who took me to his shop where I could get a good look and damn it the plug was missing. I had a lot of projects going on and it was a late night in the garage when I changed the oil, I must have finger tightened it and wallah after 500 miles it wiggled out. Moral of the story: focus on one thing.
     
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  15. Jul 6, 2019 at 6:35 PM
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    Edit the thread title mate to put the cavalry back in the barn. Enjoy the rest of your trip and have fun.
     
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    Well I’d rather that happen then a rod go through the block anyway of the week. Glad it was nothing serious and no one was hurt.
     
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    Glad it worked out.
     
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    was the loud bang the drain plug hitting something?
    i made a careless mistake before too :anonymous: left something loose in the engine compartment and closed the hood and away I went only to awaken in the middle of the night and grabbed a flashlight and said OMG that woulda been expensive fix if that had slipped into the fan
     
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    I've lost both a piston rod and a drain plug while my 3.4 V6 was in operation. The rod was definitely a loud bang sound and the plug was more of a clunk sound as it bounced off of the skid plate, about 5 miles down the road after having the oil changed at a large retailer whose name starts with a W. I'm glad your breakdown wasn't serious.
     
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    Shit happens. You were probably distracted. We’re all human and forget things.
     
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