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2.3L ('02-'11) 2004 ranger 2.3 water pump leak-ish


So i found the problem. They ran stop leak i think and erroded the engines cooling passages. Just when i think it cant get any worse, i get a hair brained idea for repair
 

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I went as far as to make a clay casting of the damage, made lets call it, an internal plug. I made a few molds and eventually was able to plaster cast my plug with aluminum. I made a bridge of sorts to hold the plug into place. It works of course…
 

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At this point, i got it running enough to drive it while i prep it for a fusion 2.5 swap with a turbo. Whyyyyy not…
 

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