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Old May 11, 2026 | 07:01 PM
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89 Bronco, what a story

Hey,
New to the forum so I'll give a little history on my 89 Bronco. I bought it 8+ years ago for $500 and haven't touched it. My neighbor's daughter was driving it when she heard a noise and drove it till it stopped. Turns out the noise was the fan breaking loose and into the radiator. We were able to drive it after replacing radiator, fan, oil but it did run rough. It will run again before any nay sayers get a word in. With those circumstances how would y'all proceed? I have good mechanical knowledge and not intimidated by the process. Thanks for any shared wisdom.
 
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Start with a compression test so you know the condition of the base engine
 
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If it still has 8 year old fuel in it, that would likely make it run rough.
 
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