coopab
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I'm trying to find a good donor motor for my 99 Ranger. Carparts.com lets you search regionally. I'd like to get a motor with 100K miles or less but not spend a fortune. Craigslist I found a yard with three possible motors ranging between $750 and $1400 and varying mileage between 25K and 135K.
Another option would be a local "pull a part" yard which advertises "motors with cores" and "motors without cores." Since the "with cores" category is $50 higher than "without cores" I'm guessing they mean if you take starters, alternators, etc. along with the motor. I've done a few junkyard motor swaps over the years and since the pull-a-part motors are cheap I'm thinking the "sweat equity" might be worth it, especially since I'd be able to see what the odometer reading is rather than just trusting the yard to report mileage honestly.
"Engine with Cores $179.00 - Engine without Cores $129.00"
The yard has an area for DIYers to remove engines, trannies, etc. I have a PDF from ARRC which I've uploaded to RS. I've seen these kind of "step-by-step" guides before and they can be misleading. If you have any suggestions on where this guide is good, bad, or ugly I'd appreciate the advance guidance. My main concern is that I get the motor out and loaded into my pickup in one day.
coopab
Another option would be a local "pull a part" yard which advertises "motors with cores" and "motors without cores." Since the "with cores" category is $50 higher than "without cores" I'm guessing they mean if you take starters, alternators, etc. along with the motor. I've done a few junkyard motor swaps over the years and since the pull-a-part motors are cheap I'm thinking the "sweat equity" might be worth it, especially since I'd be able to see what the odometer reading is rather than just trusting the yard to report mileage honestly.
"Engine with Cores $179.00 - Engine without Cores $129.00"
The yard has an area for DIYers to remove engines, trannies, etc. I have a PDF from ARRC which I've uploaded to RS. I've seen these kind of "step-by-step" guides before and they can be misleading. If you have any suggestions on where this guide is good, bad, or ugly I'd appreciate the advance guidance. My main concern is that I get the motor out and loaded into my pickup in one day.
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