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Old Jul 8, 2011 | 10:20 AM
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What do they look like? They have like a cross? I know they're dished, now I did the spark plug and wire to find out what motor I had and it's smooth I even put a little light. It's a 4.8 right id be able to feel bumps if it was a 5.3

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Old Jul 8, 2011 | 10:26 AM
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your prob not gonna be able to feel all the way too the edge of the piston by going through the spark plug hole unless you have something thats flexible
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Old Jul 8, 2011 | 10:36 AM
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It was a Little light from snap on and its flexible, like a snake light. I don't wanna take off the heads :/ its the dishes 6.0 pistons that have the cross?
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yea a slight cross https://ls1tech.com/forums/parts-cla...317-heads.html
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And it would look obvious and I would feel it right?
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What year are you dealing with?
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What year are you dealing with?
The pistons on the right should be the 5.3 pistons with the little cross and a dished lip on the edge.

I told you how to do it without taking the heads off.

Take a spark plug out of the head and scrape a drinking straw across the piston deck. its super easy and wont cause any harm. DO IT
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Originally Posted by f4tal
The pistons on the right should be the 5.3 pistons with the little cross and a dished lip on the edge.

I told you how to do it without taking the heads off.

Take a spark plug out of the head and scrape a drinking straw across the piston deck. its super easy and wont cause any harm. DO IT
Lol i did it! and yeah its a flat top, but i was just making sure
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