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- Joined
- Aug 22, 2012
- Messages
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- Points
- 113
- Location
- Southwestern Idaho
- Vehicle Year
- 1987
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Type
- 2.9 V6
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
- Total Lift
- 0
- Total Drop
- 0
- Tire Size
- 215/70-R14
- My credo
- 19K, 19D, 92Y, 88M, 91F....OIF-III (2004-2005)
I'd like to get a Long Block and put together and get into my bronco 2 so I can continue to drive it, but what exactly is missing from a long block that I would need to swap over from the current engine?
Yeah I know everyone wants to do 4.0 swaps but I'd rather just keep the vehicle original, I could care less about power increases, its just a daily driver.
I'd like to put a replacement engine in and then go through the current engine and rebuild it. Junk yard engine isn't exactly something I'd be willing to take a risk on, may end up with something worse than what I have now, at least the engine in the B2 currently is running, I drive it daily, but the valve train noise makes me very uneasy, it runs and drives, but that rattling isn't very promising...and not sure how much longer it will run like this before something fails LOL.
I was looking at a long block which is about $2,000 plus whatever else I'd have to add to it to make it a complete engine.
Yeah I know everyone wants to do 4.0 swaps but I'd rather just keep the vehicle original, I could care less about power increases, its just a daily driver.
I'd like to put a replacement engine in and then go through the current engine and rebuild it. Junk yard engine isn't exactly something I'd be willing to take a risk on, may end up with something worse than what I have now, at least the engine in the B2 currently is running, I drive it daily, but the valve train noise makes me very uneasy, it runs and drives, but that rattling isn't very promising...and not sure how much longer it will run like this before something fails LOL.
I was looking at a long block which is about $2,000 plus whatever else I'd have to add to it to make it a complete engine.
