- Joined
- Jan 13, 2021
- Messages
- 78
- Reaction score
- 28
- Points
- 18
- Location
- montana
- Vehicle Year
- 1987
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Type
- 2.9 V6
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Total Lift
- stock 4wd
- Tire Size
- 31x10.5R15
yep, might not have mentioned it explicitly enough, but I'm well aware, thanksIf you want just stock heads get them from a 89-92 2.9 because Ford fixed the cracking problem in 89 and before that are the ones you hear about always cracking. There’s a whole article in the tech section about them in the 2.9 section
I ended up just replacing the head gaskets, magnaflux showed a "superficial" crack in a mechanical boss of one of the heads, which I wasn't shown but was assured was fine...If that is the case the OP shouldn't have to worry about cracked heads with his '90...
I don't think it was ever really fixed with the 2.9, even the 4.0 is more prone to cracking heads than a lot of engines.
either way, the white smoke has stopped, and its running as well as I could expect. a few little things to track down still, like wanting to stall when throttle is applied cold. I've got a few hunches on that, and it isn't critical yet...