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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 01:44 AM
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They're refurbs that are seizing up within a few thousand miles of replacement...

What could be the cause?
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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by mordecai762
They're refurbs that are seizing up within a few thousand miles of replacement...

What could be the cause?
Define "seizing up".

I'd start with the fact that they're refurbished...

Pull one out of a junk yard engine.
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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 09:21 AM
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Seizing as in the shaft bearing gets horribly tight.
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