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DO NOT BUY A FORD!!!! What do I do....(updated 9-20-07)

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ChadTower:

It's not only visible rust.  The stuff like ball joints, the exhaust, etc... when you have to replace it all once over the life of the car, that's wear and tear.  But when you're looking at a bill of a couple grand for a new motor knowing that if you want 200k that stuff is all going to be replaced 2 or 3 times in that period, it's just not worth dropping the new engine in.

ChadTower:

Here it's not the salt in the air that does it... it's the inch of salt on the roads for half the year that destroys the car.  Some weeks during the winter there is so much salt on the roads you can taste it in the air.  Paint means little in this case when there are 150 roadrash chips in it from 6 years of use for the rust to appear in.

lordtodd75:
Wow this thread was derailed quickly. Well I just got off of the phone with the mechanic and it looks like he cant find any used engines. It will be $4800.00 for a jasper engine installed, which I cannot afford. So I pose the question from my OP, what should I do. Any ideas? I dont see why this guy can't replace the bearing that went instead of replacing the entire engine, but I am not a mechanic either so....

mpm32:
When a crankshaft bearing goes, it will put all of its metal shavings all throughout the engine.  The only way to repair this would to do a total teardown and rebuild.  You would need a new crankshaft as the bearing surfaces will most likely be trashed.  The block would need to be cleaned and all passages blown out. To do this all components must be taken off.  So with the labor involved, it would make more sense to get another working engine.

If you can't afford a jasper, you should call around to some salvage yard to see if they have an engine for your truck.  But if you put in a used engine, you will not know the condition of it or how it was maintained and could end up in the same situation somewhere down the road.

Drews Arcade:
Check car-part.com, you WILL find a used engine there, if thats what you want. If you do buy a used engine ask them what the waranty is and what does it cover. They usally don't cover crap, but at least you know what your getting.

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