backporch
Member
- Joined
- Dec 31, 2017
- Messages
- 172
- Reaction score
- 9
- Points
- 18
- Location
- NJ
- Vehicle Year
- 1999
- Make / Model
- Ranger Off Road
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Tire Size
- 245 75R16
I am looking to purchase a 99 Ranger 4WD manual transmission with a 4.0 engine. The truck will not start. The owner says that it had low compression in one cylinder way back and lost more and more power over time.
Seems like my options are to dig down and replace the head gaskets ( truck has over 200K miles). If I can bring it back to life for a few hundred dollars of parts, that would be a victory. Of course it could require much more and at a minimum I would probably have the heads looked at for cracks (can a home mechanic check that?) and checked for flatness.
Other option is to replace the engine. Anyone know which engines are directly or indirectly compatible? I guess what I am asking is which engines can be swapped complete and which would need to have a minimum number of parts swapped from the old engine. Would an auto trans engine be OK? Any issues about engines from 2wd without balance shaft?
Prices for used engines here are pretty pricey ( close to $1000 in scrap yards). I wouldn't mind picking up a used engine from somebody parting out a vehicle locally online.
Seems like my options are to dig down and replace the head gaskets ( truck has over 200K miles). If I can bring it back to life for a few hundred dollars of parts, that would be a victory. Of course it could require much more and at a minimum I would probably have the heads looked at for cracks (can a home mechanic check that?) and checked for flatness.
Other option is to replace the engine. Anyone know which engines are directly or indirectly compatible? I guess what I am asking is which engines can be swapped complete and which would need to have a minimum number of parts swapped from the old engine. Would an auto trans engine be OK? Any issues about engines from 2wd without balance shaft?
Prices for used engines here are pretty pricey ( close to $1000 in scrap yards). I wouldn't mind picking up a used engine from somebody parting out a vehicle locally online.