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  1. K

    Blown engine... need recommendations

    Sold to salvage yard... so long Ford... never again.
  2. K

    Blown engine... need recommendations

    Thanks for doing that search 2000 StreetRod. Yeah, as far as I have found Southland is the only source in the world, and they have shipped hundreds of these all over the world. They are very nice over there at Southland, but with absolutely no competition, they pretty much got ya by the...
  3. K

    Blown engine... need recommendations

    No Worries 2000StreetRod :) I was mostly kidding anyhow. Glad you are enjoying your retirement. I am capable of handling this job myself, but I really prefer to find someone that can do a quality job, efficiently, at a good price. I am still uncertain whether I want to have the work done in...
  4. K

    Blown engine... need recommendations

    Hey 2000StreetRod... You seem pretty knowledgeable and resourceful...would you be interested in tackling this job?:D How could I be sure that those are the right plates? Everything that I have read says they're impossible to find... thats what caused a need for the conversion kit to be...
  5. K

    Blown engine... need recommendations

    Well it keeps getting better with this vehicle. Turns out (as I am sure that some of you know) that this 2002 4 door, 5 speed explorer is a pretty uncommon vehicle. Apparently the clutch that Ford used was basically an experiment, and was never really produced, so it is no longer available. A...
  6. K

    Blown engine... need recommendations

    Thank you guys for the detailed responses. Yes, they did a compression test and said that there was no compression on half of the cylinders, and 50% compression on the other half. Looks like major damage is likely, so I guess engine replacement, or a new vehicle are my options. Being that the...
  7. K

    Blown engine... need recommendations

    Hi folks. First post here, and unfortunately it comes out of desperation. Less than a year ago I purchased a 2002 Explorer, 6cyl, 2wd, 5 speed. It had a little over 120k miles, and is in all around great shape. The fella I bought it from told me he just had both front and rear timing chains...
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