dmch82bl8
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- Location
- Phoenix, AZ
- Vehicle Year
- 1994
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 3.0L
- Transmission
- Manual
I have a 1994 Ranger XLT 4x4 w/ 3.0L & Standard Trans. I have what I think is a head gasket or cracked head problem. I found bubbles coming up into my radiator when engine is running. I also found a light brown gunk, (kinda like butter) on the inside of my radiator cap. The gunk has a slight gasoline smell to it. The radiator seems to slowly lose a little water. There's no water in the oil, (that's a good thing). I would like to totally rebuild this engine, so instead of just installing rebuilt heads, I'd like to know if I could just swap this engine with the 3.0L engine from my 1988 Aerostar, and then swap back after the rebuild. I know that the Aerostar engine will fit, but what I need to know is do I have to do anything special such as changing out any of the sensors and such? The 1988 Aerostar engine has just over 100,000 original miles on it and it runs a lot stronger than my 220,000+ Ranger engine.
If anyone can give me any advice, please do so.
Thanks,
David C.
If anyone can give me any advice, please do so.
Thanks,
David C.