new explorer help

[adam45356]

ok saw a rust free explorer cheep i knew the head gasket was blown but theres no water in the oil just oil in the water so 2 peolpe said thats imposibal that it has to be the oil cooler in the radiater but i dint thin explorers had oil coolers it runs ok a little ruff but the bodys has not a spec of rust unlike my other one.

any feedback will be greatly apritiated

sorry about spelling in a hurry

 

[bigorange440]

the have a tranny cooler but i have never seen a oil cooler....i would take the rad in and have it pressure tested....u will find out for sure if its the rad real fast it migt be tranny fluid...either way i would think u would have water in the oil..have u checked the tranny fliud to see what it looks like......and have u pressure tested the whole system to see if it even is the motor??

 

[adam45356]

tranny fluid looks good oil looks good but i will take it and have it tested but i think its the head gasket i bought it with that thought so im not upset at all i whould have been easyer if its the radiator.

 

[adam45356]

any ideas on price for do it your self job this explore is well worth fixing it dosent even have rust one the leaf springs

 

[adam45356]

also this site has become so much help to me i whould like some information on becoming an elite member

 

[Maniak]

DIY head job isn't too expensive..

Heads (if you have to buy remans) are $500-$600.
You need a gasket set which is $100 or so
You also need new head bolts since they are stretch style.. (can't remember the price on those)..

go to autozone.com and check the prices for the gasket set and head bolts...

The first time I did it, it took 12 hours

2nd time I pulled the heads it took much less time (air tools, and I wasn't afraid this time)..

~Mark

 

[Maniak]

Here is the thread with info on becoming elite..

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/announcement.php?f=25

~Mark