2.9 Head Cracking
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2.9 Head Cracking
Back in 94, I bought a used 90 Ranger 2.9L with 70k miles on it. Within 5000 miles I was pulling the heads due to losing antifreeze slowly...about an overflow bottles worth in a month, and the oil taking on an antifreeze smell. After about 110,000 more miles with nothing other than routine maintenance done to the engine, I'm getting the same problem. I don't mind doing the job again, but with the truck running great still, I'm debating whether or not to do a complete re-build or just do the top end again. When I did the job the first time, money was tight (new family, new house, new job, blah,blah, blah) and I only replaced the one head that was cracked. The other head was redone at the machine shop. Now money is tight again (since 9/11, industry I'm in sucks). Does anyone have any thoughts?
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With the past history of this engine, I just assumed it would be a head. I guess I never thought it would be anything else. Thanks for the suggestion on the leakdown test.
This'll give me a good excuse to ask Santa for the tester
This'll give me a good excuse to ask Santa for the tester
