โAug-15-2004 01:22 AM
โJun-04-2008 06:02 AM
Griff in Fairbanks wrote:hearseangel wrote:
LOL Leeann! Showed my guy your rig and he immediately started talking about how funny it would be to use two front halves (half shells?) and create a real puzzler.
I happen to know someone who has two front endcaps just laying around unneeded. (Two rears also.) One (set) is from a 1970 Explorer Class A and the other (set) is from a 1973 Explorer Class A.
โJun-04-2008 01:37 AM
hearseangel wrote:
LOL Leeann! Showed my guy your rig and he immediately started talking about how funny it would be to use two front halves (half shells?) and create a real puzzler.
โJun-03-2008 09:25 PM
โJun-03-2008 07:24 PM
โJun-03-2008 07:08 PM
โJun-03-2008 06:44 PM
hearseangel wrote:
Apparently I'm addicted to vehicles that ... are so ugly they're cute.
โJun-03-2008 05:25 PM
โJun-03-2008 03:11 PM
Trish Davis wrote:Goatmaiden wrote:
I actually found a place that has a remanufactured 440 MH engine with a 3 year warrenty (1 year parts and labor). What do you think?
What place?
Find out all you can about them online.
Run a search "by state" of any Attorney General complaints.
It's your money and it's your rig, ASK!
โJun-03-2008 12:48 PM
hearseangel wrote:
And this is my new baby...
hearseangel wrote:
Any information or advice would be most welcome.
โJun-03-2008 12:38 PM
Goatmaiden wrote:
I actually found a place that has a remanufactured 440 MH engine with a 3 year warrenty (1 year parts and labor). What do you think?
โJun-03-2008 12:10 PM
Leeann wrote:
... The PO (aka Previous Owner) didn't change the oil regularly and you've got sludge and dirt, which probably clogged a few (or more) holes in the motor, keeping oil from getting to main bearings, rod bearings, everything. Without lubrication, it'll seize. Coolant because an engine that has overheated has had a lot of stress put on it and possibly has warped metal that will prevent proper sealing or proper operation, depending where the heat damage is.
โJun-03-2008 11:29 AM
โJun-03-2008 11:06 AM
Leeann wrote:
To be honest, if the engine's been taken care of, it'll last forever. So if the used one you found starts and runs (and sounds good), that probably would be fine.
โJun-03-2008 10:14 AM
โJun-03-2008 10:12 AM
79powerwagon wrote:
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Best part? He still drove for the rest of the summer! He simply poured free drain oil over the top of the open engine, and drove it until it over-heated, let it cool down enough to start up again, and continue on!
Not the best thing for the environment, but that darned car kept working, even broken that badly!