I'D GO WITH THE "BAD APPLE" THEORY IF THESE HAVE ALL BEEN SALVAGE YARD SPECIALS
INSTEAD OF SINKING YOUR MONEY INTO USED ENGINES, WHY DON'T YOU GO WITH GETTING ONE REBUILT?
THAT'S WHAT I DO FOR MY JEEP CJs--MOST OF MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY ARE STILL DRIVING OLDER VEHICLES WITH "BASICALLY" A "NEW-LIKE" ENGINE
BEFORE MY DAD GOT SICK WITH AGENT ORANGE RELATED CANCERS (NOW DECEASED) ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, HE AND I PULLED AND TORE DOWN HIS '76 FORD F-150 (NOW WITH A 351 WINDSOR), TOOK IT TO A AUTO MACHINE SHOP AND HAD IT TOTALLY MACHINED. WE BUILT AND INSTALLED THE ENGINE, COMPLETE WITH A NEW OIL PUMP, A WATER PUMP, ALL NEW NECESSARY GOODIES ('STAT, PLUGS, OIL, AND SUCH), AND A CLUTCH SET. TOTAL COST WHEN WE GOT DONE WAS ABOUT $1600. NOW IT'S EXACTLY AS GOOD AS A BRAND NEW ENGINE!
WE BOTH ARE/ WERE DIYers
A FEW WEEKS AGO I WAS TOLD BY MY MOM AND SISTERS THAT IT WAS ALL MINE. IT'S HAD IT'S "BREAK IN" OIL CHANGE AND IS HAS BEEN SITTING AND WAITING FOR IT'S 1ST REAL 3000 MILE OIL CHANGE, WITH ABOUT 500 MILES TO GO
NO MATTER WHAT PEOPLE SAY "NEGATIVELY"----MPG AIN'T AS GREAT, BUT THE EZness OF DIAGNOSING AND REPAIRING SOMETHING OLDER CANNOT BE BEAT!--AIN'T NO COMPUTER, CODES, OR RELATED SENSORS, HAS JUST ONE COIL---STUFF AIN'T COMPLETELY MADE OF PLASTIC. PARTS ARE STILL READILY AVAILABLE, AND NOT REAL EXPENSIVE. WEIGH THAT AGAINST A $30,000+ NEW VEHICLE WHICH WILL MOST LIKELY WIND UP IN AN EXPENSIVE SHOP FOR SERVICE AND REPAIRS UNTIL IT'S LIMITED DISPOSABLE LIFE ENDS
WHAT'S Y'ALLs TAKE ON ALL OF THIS?
THE MEDIC
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 AT 12:24 AM
