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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 07:08 PM
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putting in new engine

I have a 91 explorer and the head gasket just blew. The person i bought it from didn't take care of it at all and it's had a lot of problems. Instead of just replacing the head gasket i would like to replace the whole engine. how much of a task is this? Both my dad and i work on cars all the time, he's rebuilt several engines but never on new cars. How long would it take? Is there anything important i should know before i decide on this?
 
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Old Jan 26, 2005 | 07:32 AM
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Its not too bad to do if you have a torch to heat the exhaust nuts and many extensions and swivels. Some of the bellhousing bolts are hard to get at
 
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Old Jan 27, 2005 | 02:46 PM
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what about the harmonic balancer is that hard to take off?
 
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