2.9 to 3.0?

[d9n]

well it's my everyday driver, wife has the van and the son uses my other car everyday. The other factor is as of last week I'm out of work so I have the time at this point.
The ranger I'm looking at is all there except for the sheetmetal.
Oh, and thanks all for the replies.

 

[Jspafford]

Well I base my mileage claims (ignorantly I know) on the fact that I have a 1989 truck with a 2.9L that constantly gets 17-24mpg... I also have a 1999 3.0L that is hard pressed to get over 15mph, and it is driven by my fiancee. I rape the hell out of my 2.9 and still get great mileage for a 18 year old 4x4.

 

[HareRazor]

My 3.0 gets about 19mpg mixed driving with a little miss whereas my 2.9 is currently averaging 16mpg(ut oh). When I first got my 2.9 I would consistantly get 23mpg. Unless you have a lot of time on your hands I would stick with the 2.9. My 3.0 has never left me sitting.....

 

[d9n]

well the 3.0 parts truck sold for way more then I wanted to pay for it ($900) and I found another 2.9 to swap in. Now for a small rebuild on a 2.9. Thanks for all the info guys...