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I have an opportunity to buy a reman 3.0 short block for $100. It's been sitting in the office of a local junkyard for quite a few years. Supposedly they bought a bunch of reman shortblocks years ago for various vehicles and this is the last one. I was actually told that it is a 4.0 and fits a Ranger... the casting number on the block (F2DE-6015-BA) leads me to believe that it's a 3.0 for a 91-94 Taurus/Sable.
Would this be useful in anything other than those years? Newer Ranger? I am often seeing late 90's/early 2000's trucks with bad 3.0s, if it would work in a later model truck I might just pick it up to have on hand. Even if I had to buy a set of heads, I'd still not have a ton of money into a brand new engine.
Would this be useful in anything other than those years? Newer Ranger? I am often seeing late 90's/early 2000's trucks with bad 3.0s, if it would work in a later model truck I might just pick it up to have on hand. Even if I had to buy a set of heads, I'd still not have a ton of money into a brand new engine.