Rebuild my b2 or get a new car?

[jmburton1993]

That's a pretty nice looking rig you got there. I would keep on driving it as well.

Thanks man, still debating on what to do about the motor. It has a fair amount of noise and I'm losing coolant (guess that explains the bit of smoking) as well as running rich. seriously debating dropping the 4.0 I have in a parts explorer into it I'm just worried about how the fm146 will hold up as well as the wiring when doing the swap. The donor explorer has a m5od but its 2wd so not much help there.

 

[superds]

The FM146 would hold up for a while but you want to find an M5OD-R1 to put behind a 4.0 after the FM146 blew up. And if you know you're going to go to work of putting a different tranny in down the road, might as well do it the first time and save yourself the hassle of doing it twice.

The 4.0 is a good swap, lots of people have done it and liked the results. I can't help you with how difficult the wiring is as I've never done it myself.

 

[forgey4x4]

Good call on keeping the bronco 2, I drove mine for 2 or so years 70 miles a day on interstate with little probs, cat plugged up, and rebuilt heads, but if your dropping in 4.0, I think its way better ride

 

[fastpakr]

Do keep in mind that if you're dropping in a 4.0 and converting to a 5 speed, a 91-94 Explorer Sport can be found with that configuration from the factory. Depending on what you find, it might be a cheap switch into a new vehicle without the headache of the swap. Just a thought.

 

[Beachbuggy]

Changed the pcv valve today, quieted down a bit of the engine noise but its still kinda loud at times. The exhaust smells like its running really rich any ideas on a solution? I've changed the plugs, air filter, pcv, and cleaned the intake a bit. Also I think I have an exhaust leak because you can smell exhaust when you cut on the air and its making a fair deal of noise.

I'd think about swapping the fuel pressure regulator, it cured the rich running on my 2.9L and smoothed out he motor a bit.

I'd seriously start making a plan to do the 4.0 swap on your B2. I promise you'll like it. Are you anywhere near Charlotte, NC?

 

[jmburton1993]

I'd think about swapping the fuel pressure regulator, it cured the rich running on my 2.9L and smoothed out he motor a bit.

I'd seriously start making a plan to do the 4.0 swap on your B2. I promise you'll like it. Are you anywhere near Charlotte, NC?

I think I'm gonna swap it out soon, but I'm about an hr and a half away, I'm just afraid of doing the 4.0 swap and then having to replace the trans in a few months as it is my daily driver and I won't have anything else

 

[jmburton1993]

Do keep in mind that if you're dropping in a 4.0 and converting to a 5 speed, a 91-94 Explorer Sport can be found with that configuration from the factory. Depending on what you find, it might be a cheap switch into a new vehicle without the headache of the swap. Just a thought.

Yeah I know man, my last explorer left a bad taste in my mouth though and I just like the look of the B2 better

 

[jmburton1993]

Well I've been investigating a motor rebuild and found that just to get a reman put it would be 3300, and they said that would be cheaper than having him rebuild it, I also found another engine shop that would sell me a rebuilt motor for 1296 or a high torque rebuild for 1496 and I would just have to put it in. Seeing as I have a 2000 dollar budget to get this thing finished up I may just drop in the 4.0 after all and just run it til the fm146 blows up and go from there.

 

[jmburton1993]

Ok well I've decided to get a new motor for the bronco 2, the engine shop has a base or a high torque version for 200 more, should I get the high torque or take that money and get headers instead?

 

[Lost Bushman]

If it were me, dude...

I'd to to pull a part and snag a whole motor for the $140 they charge and rebuild it. It would cost you way less money than buying one that someone else has done.

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[jmburton1993]

its cheaper for me to buy a fresh rebuild from carolina machine engines than to have one rebuilt elsewhere, like over 1000 dollars cheaper lol

 

[Lost Bushman]

DIY, bro. Unless you need that bad boy yesterday.

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[jmburton1993]

being in college I don't have the time to do the rebuild myself, wish I did, but I need it right away, motor sounds like its gonna let loose anytime now lol

 

[jmburton1993]

Found this motor, its roughly 3.5 hours away but seems like could be a good deal and half the price of the rebuild

http://greensboro.craigslist.org/cto/4381734164.html

 

[jmburton1993]

Also the motor is for an 88 or 87, is there anything that may interfere with my using it in an 89