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Leeann
Jun 03, 2008Explorer
79powerwagon wrote:
Before you crawl too far under your bed, find out WHY the engine seized. Is it hydro-locked? Did the timing chain break and is jambed up in the housing? Did your push rods pop off and cause a jam? Did your oil pump shaft break? Did your cam break?
I've never seen an engine that couldn't be un-seized! ;)
And, no way does it take 40 hours (one full-time week????) to change out an engine! I did it by myself (stupidly with no help at all) in one afternoon, maybe 8 hours max.
Time to find a local hero to assist you, or to scrap that rig and find another...
Exactly! 40 hours to swap an engine??? No stinkin' way - especially in a shop with all the goodies (tools). Seriously.
Find out the reason for the seize, then figure out if it's cheaper to fix than to swap. If it's cheaper to swap, buy the engine and do the swap yourself with friends. You can rent an engine hoist/crane from the local tool rental place.
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