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- Aug 20, 2007
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- Vehicle Year
- 1985
- Transmission
- Automatic
the guy im buying it from ive known for a VERY long time,he has had at LEAST 15 rangers in the past 5 years,he's done v8 swaps in them as well,he was a ford mechanic for 35 years,so he knows his shit.
anyways,he said the motors shot in the truck,he let me start it up and hear it,it knocks on acceleration,i thought oil pump maybe,its an 86 BTW,around 116 thousand on the odo i think.
i know the usual problems(he's told me,and taught me how to do alot on these trucks).
he's also including a spare 2.3 4 cylinder motor with the truck(its currently sitting in the bed) that has 75k on it.
my question is,how long do you think the motor will last?
could i be right about the oil pump needing to be changed and that is whats causing the knock,it doesnt really sound like a knock,almost lifterish,but it does it with acceleration,i cant notice it at idle.
and if the motor dies,how hard is it to swap in the other motor?
Thanks
-Richy
anyways,he said the motors shot in the truck,he let me start it up and hear it,it knocks on acceleration,i thought oil pump maybe,its an 86 BTW,around 116 thousand on the odo i think.
i know the usual problems(he's told me,and taught me how to do alot on these trucks).
he's also including a spare 2.3 4 cylinder motor with the truck(its currently sitting in the bed) that has 75k on it.
my question is,how long do you think the motor will last?
could i be right about the oil pump needing to be changed and that is whats causing the knock,it doesnt really sound like a knock,almost lifterish,but it does it with acceleration,i cant notice it at idle.
and if the motor dies,how hard is it to swap in the other motor?
Thanks
-Richy
