Damn! I thought I had a decent engine. Guy called me Friday to let me know when they pulled it out it was no good. $800.00 is a good price for a rebuild
There is also a poor-man's rebuild where you hone (polish) the cylinders walls, put in new piston rings (still using your old pistons) and grind the valves.
Mechanics and body shops are loving it.
Buy yourself a clunker to fix up while you can. The older the better.
(Obama's cash for clunkers ruined some of that)
Friend of mine rebuilds engines. He has more work than he can do.
Where’s your friend at? I need a rebuilt engine for a 2005 Ford Explorer
Sometimes crate engines are the way to go
https://reman-engine.com/remanufactured-engines/ford/explorer/2005
Make sure all of the electronics are compatible --- even if it is the same year. Modern engines do stupid computer incompatibility shit.
I like much older stuff --- carburetors.
Diesel only
Damn! I thought I had a decent engine. Guy called me Friday to let me know when they pulled it out it was no good. $800.00 is a good price for a rebuild
$800.00 looks like a short block price. Long blocks are usually in the thousands.
You have "long blocks" whole engine rebuild
and "short blocks" usually work to just the block itself (you take engine apart -- do most of the work)
In both cases you still have to pull the engine and reinstall it.
Not beginner mechanic work.
$800.00 is a damn good price for a long block.
There is also a poor-man's rebuild where you hone (polish) the cylinders walls, put in new piston rings (still using your old pistons) and grind the valves.