tyguy12755
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Btw if I make a build thread its going to be called lunch money now hahaha
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On a tight budget no engine swap is tempting to me. What you don't realize is that's $500 for an engine and $1500+ (often way in the plus) for all the other stuff you need to make it fit and work. That's the problem everyone encounters doing an engine swap for the first time.Josh your right about the under 18 part and ik that sbc is goimg to catch me alot of flack on here but you have to admit its a tempting opinion on a tight budget . Everyone and their grandma has a sbc laying around ik where I can get a fresh rebult one for $500 thats cheper than I could get the head for. I would love to keep it all ford Ik where your coming from on that but on a "lunch money " buget I have to seriously look at the sbc as an option unless you have a 5.0 laying around for 500 haha
Glad I was able to contribute something, even if it was unintentional.Btw if I make a build thread its going to be called lunch money now hahaha
Become:I think it has a cracked head and want to make it a project what do you think I should do with it?
Maybe I missed where you pulled the engine apart since yesterday, but there's no way to know if you actually have a cracked head without pulling the head and having it checked. So, did I miss something here? I ask because I will admit that I missed the post about there being other V8 Rangers at your school.but this cracked head thing sped up the process.
That definitely makes a difference. Good shocks, and sway bars on both ends would make it even better. Those look like 14" wheels in the first pic, with a stock sized 215/70R14. Pretty close to what I had on my 84. I can tell you that moving to a 16" wheel with around a 225 or 235/55R16 tire will make a world of difference in handling of the truck, later model 16" stock aluminum wheels look good on them too. Unfortunately, I didn't get any pics of them on mine until after I totaled the truck.I decided it would be a good project for me to work on because I didnt have a license when I got the truck. So thats what I did and decided to go ahead and replace the old and worn out stuff as well.
I was useful again! Just an FYI that's not quite accurate anymore. Still the same truck, still the same motor plans, still doing the drop and rear axle. The "bigger option" though... it got bigger. Now requires that a minimum of 17" wheel is used.I went back and it was actually your post JoshT that made me go that route o.0 !!!!
Personally I'm going with Option 2, plus a few upgrades. FWIW I'm building a '86 regular cab, short bed. It's going to have the drive train and EFI system out of a '98 5.0L Explorer, with later plans to turn it into a 331 stroker. While it's going together it'll be getting 3" drop beams, Explorer disk brake rear axle (axle over), along with 12" sport trac front disks (one of those bigger options).
Yes, a bad head gasket. The 99 4.0l in my sig has had head gaskets go out twice with no sign other than the same symptoms you described. Never had coolant in the oil, the gasket was blown out between a water passage and the cylinder. Heads checked both times and no cracks, and no warpage.Is there anything else that could cause this?