88 XLT Ranger
Member
- Joined
- Jul 23, 2010
- Messages
- 357
- Reaction score
- 0
- Points
- 16
- Age
- 61
- Location
- Pollock Pines Ca
- Vehicle Year
- 1988
- Make / Model
- ford
- Engine Size
- 2.9L
- Transmission
- Automatic
Issues with my Ranger
I got over heating issues and bad lifter tapping noise and loss of power. I think its the cracked head deal. I tried K&W block and head crack seal with no luck. I was thinking on doing the top half of the engine with new rebuilt Napa heads "Moore's Cylinder Heads" at $384ea and new Sealed Power lifters at $5.69ea and a head gasket set at $93.49 and new head blots at $43.99
I am looking at around $933.76 doing the work myself my question is I cant get the Distributor out its stuck can I leave it in the block and remove the heads and intake? also replacing the worn lifters will this fix my lifter tapping? or might be the lifter bores worn as well?
Thank you for any and all help on this issue
I got over heating issues and bad lifter tapping noise and loss of power. I think its the cracked head deal. I tried K&W block and head crack seal with no luck. I was thinking on doing the top half of the engine with new rebuilt Napa heads "Moore's Cylinder Heads" at $384ea and new Sealed Power lifters at $5.69ea and a head gasket set at $93.49 and new head blots at $43.99
I am looking at around $933.76 doing the work myself my question is I cant get the Distributor out its stuck can I leave it in the block and remove the heads and intake? also replacing the worn lifters will this fix my lifter tapping? or might be the lifter bores worn as well?
Thank you for any and all help on this issue