titansarrow
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- August 5, 2009
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- City, State
- dayton, oh
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 91 explorer
so, right before i left for work a few weeks ago (gone for that long) i replaced the starter and solenoid in the truck. a few day later when i was gone, the wife called and said the truck blew up. i got it towed back, it'll start, but it pretty much gets instantly hot, and there's some fan damage. i haven't had much of a chance to do any inspections, but the head gasket has been on its way out, so that is most likely the problem.
so, i've dumped a bunch of money on this truck over the last few years. i'm looking at getting another cheapy vehicle, or getting a refurbed motor with warranty through say, o'reilly's or something. either way it's about 3k spending.
if i get the motor, i'll have pretty much rebuilt a good chunk of the truck, there is no rust, and i rebuilt the tranny a year ago. so aside from some alignment/ wheel bearing problems, i think it'd be fine.
if i get a different vehicle, the potential problems are a mystery. or, it could be fine.
what do you think??
so, i've dumped a bunch of money on this truck over the last few years. i'm looking at getting another cheapy vehicle, or getting a refurbed motor with warranty through say, o'reilly's or something. either way it's about 3k spending.
if i get the motor, i'll have pretty much rebuilt a good chunk of the truck, there is no rust, and i rebuilt the tranny a year ago. so aside from some alignment/ wheel bearing problems, i think it'd be fine.
if i get a different vehicle, the potential problems are a mystery. or, it could be fine.
what do you think??