Engine
What size?
I need a 4.6L or someone who can put in a different engine. I have a '97 F-150. If you have the right size and could install it, I would seriously consider taking time off and driving my truck down there. Just need to carry a lot of water (badly leaking frost plug) and hope that the misfiring in cyl 8 doesn't get too bad. (low/no compression in 8, and low in a couple of other cyl.) ONLY 280,000 on the engine. Just replaced the tranny and transfer case... |
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351 windsor
cost of coming down here and conversion would be more than some shade tree guy up there would charge. Is there a dirt race track anywhere close by? That is where you would find a cheap drop n go. Check junk yards, they often know someone who can do it on the cheap. My buddy in oregon hangs around the local junk yards looking for people who need stuff like that done. I could do the work but am considerably slower than someone who does it all the time. Might be all you need is a fresh head gasket and a $6.00 tube of glerk will cure the freeze pug problem
http://www.asealepox.../5MinuteEpoxy.htm something like that hotter plugs in cyl 8 could also help |
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What is Glerk?
Frost plug is unreachable. Have to pull engine to get to it. Have tried the stuff added to water and antifreeze. No help. Is Glerk same as JB Weld?
I may be able to work hand up to the plug, but no way to get tools to pull old and replace with new plug. |
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this stuff is like a 2 toned playdough jb weld
rub together in hnd until uniform in color then roll into a point and insert into the leaking freeze plug. I have used it for that, leaking gas tanks while still leaking and radiators. Wonderful stuff.
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with the recent demise of the kia
and the fact I am 5k underwater on it I may have to get the bigvan back on the road again
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Things turning around?
- (jbrabeck)
- (13)
- Oct. 1, 2009, 07:43:54 PM EDT
Suhweet...
- (folkert)
- (1)
- Oct. 1, 2009, 07:53:11 PM EDT
Of course you realize
- (jbrabeck)
- Oct. 1, 2009, 07:55:27 PM EDT
Thanks for the good news. Hang in there.
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- Oct. 1, 2009, 07:56:51 PM EDT
Start work today
- (jbrabeck)
- (9)
- Oct. 6, 2009, 07:27:36 AM EDT
I'm... I'm speechless!
- (folkert)
- Oct. 6, 2009, 07:48:55 AM EDT
Great news!
- (Another Scott)
- Oct. 6, 2009, 07:57:44 AM EDT
Re: Start work today
- (boxley)
- (5)
- Oct. 6, 2009, 08:01:06 AM EDT
Engine
- (jbrabeck)
- (4)
- Oct. 6, 2009, 10:21:24 PM EDT
351 windsor
- (boxley)
- (3)
- Oct. 6, 2009, 10:59:42 PM EDT
What is Glerk?
- (jbrabeck)
- (1)
- Oct. 8, 2009, 10:30:12 PM EDT
this stuff is like a 2 toned playdough jb weld
- (boxley)
- Oct. 8, 2009, 10:35:27 PM EDT
with the recent demise of the kia
- (boxley)
- Oct. 8, 2009, 10:40:02 PM EDT
Good stuff.
- (beepster)
- Oct. 6, 2009, 08:24:09 AM EDT