Rebuild?
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Rebuild?
I was looking on Craigslist and found a few V10's for under 6k with over 150k miles and got to thinking... Would it be worth it to buy one and rebuild the engine? Of course they are a little rougher around the edges than some of the more pricey ones and might need a little extra TLC but that's where the fun is IMO. So has anyone done this? What would an engine rebuild run approx?
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No reason to rebuild at only 150K...
Any motor in a vehicle now days should have no problem going 300K without a rebuild.
Our 95 351 gasser has 350K on it and runs like the day we brought it home with 100 miles on it.
Any motor in a vehicle now days should have no problem going 300K without a rebuild.
Our 95 351 gasser has 350K on it and runs like the day we brought it home with 100 miles on it.
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Crate? Ford stopped manufacturing the Excursion. Where would you get a crate engine?
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Man it's good to know these things will run that long. Well if I go that route then I will have more $$ for the already long list of goodies I want to get for the future X. I wouldn't mind going for a more expensive one but then I will probably run into my credit union not wanting to finance a truck that old. Thanks for the info guys.
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Just quoted an Excursion owner a few weeks ago 10k installed...
So I had to ask, I was also surprised that they are available, but they are.
$4,600. Motor the rest was labor...probaby this much labor because the truck has an 18" lift.
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In late 2000 all v10's got the PI heads to my understanding.
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