Episode I of III 1992 Ford Ranger Blown Head Gasket on 3.0L V6 Upper Engine Rebuild

[hom2fu]

these 3 videos are entertaining, but is not a how to

[Cesium314159]

I rebuilt the entire engine in my 91 Ford Ranger this spring. It was the same model of 3.0L as in your son's truck, and this video was an invaluable resource for me. I have previous experience working in a wrecking yard, but I had never done anything so ambitious before. It has been well over 3000 miles since the rebuild, and it is running great. Thank you so much for posting this.

[KingHonker]

I had to do the same thing when I was 20.

I have built a few motors in my time....my maverick had bout 480 hp NA right now.

But I was expecting for my 3.0 in my 99 to blow up even tho It had a misfire and a leaking head gasket (they guy i bought it from put dexcool in it) and it never did. just kept ticken away.

Stout little motors that will run for ever.

[chevroletrocket]

i have a 92 2.9 litter and they are known to crack heads once the temp starts to get up there im not sure about the 3.0 ..... what was the culprit for it?

[JITProductions]

@chevroletrocket - slightly warped head caused gasket to left and leak coolant into the #1 & #2 cylinders. The water jacket port in the block & head was between the two cylinders...

[MCM5595]

@JITProductions Consider yourself Lucky, my 4.0 has one cracked head I have to replace, I wish they both were only warped :/

[Mxrider909]

Its pretty cool you put this video together, go you.. @ the internet trolls who could possibly have anything negative about this video, F*ck off and die!

[muszyngr]

yeah keep ruving it up that will fix it - can't possibly make it worse, we get it dude, water in the engine "lotta water" so TURN IT OFF MAN - lol

[acegamer2]

this video is the first one I've seen that explains how to replace heads to a full extent. I appreciate it, i have a 2.9 myself... same general idea for heads

[MarillionDeVoid]

Stupid motard son, Duhh Huhh HUhh doesn't even deserve a fucking vehicle, let alone to breathe air that could have gone to me.

[JITProductions]

@MarillionDeVoid - It is easy for you to talk like this because you have no sense of decency or ability to conceive consequences. Try saying something like that in my face and there would be a different result than this reply. He is my son and I love him and would defend him against the likes of you who means only to harm. Now tell me who deserves to breathe?

[MrJsowa]

@JITProductions hah finish him!! (mortal combat reference)

[MarillionDeVoid]

@MarillionDeVoid simply trying to point out the relative deprivation of it all, do you know how many people would love to have a father who would take this much time out of his life to help his son repair his vehicle that he damaged doing retarded things with it. How lucky he is to have a father like that. Having a father who wouldn't have done everything in his power to sabotage the very effort put forth there?

[MrJsowa]

@MarillionDeVoid hah owned

[TNJfarm]

alright i need help my car is a 1995 saturn sl2 has126,000 miles every now and then my car with idle real low and sputter then it will completely stall out i replaced the fuel filter and it didn't fix it?? and replaced the thermostat too still same thing

[JITProductions]

@TNJfarm - Really can't be too much help on an interment issue that requires troubleshooting but I will tell you not to rule out the ignition system or electric fuel pumps. Fuel pressure checks at the time of trouble will help you rule out fuel delivery issues. Electronics in automotive can overheat and cause problems. Problems with exhaust such as Catalytic converters plugging up can cause similar issues and will cause the engine to perform poorly.

[THOMASOAKMAN]

@TNJfarm When the car is running on a good day, does it idle down low and stall out, or does it run normal?

[TNJfarm]

it will idle real low and rpm guage goes up down up down up down then will stall out

[THOMASOAKMAN]

@TNJfarm Hmmm, What make is it? And, what happens when you give it the gas a little?

[TNJfarm]

@THOMASOAKMAN well it dont matter any more i sold the car for a grand so i got more outta it then i paid for it. but it was a saturn sl2 and when u give it gas it would run fine if it wa sidling low and sputtering and u put it in neutral and rev it up real high to bout 6k rpms it wuld run fine

[THOMASOAKMAN]

@TNJfarm In something like that I would say just, make it's idle speed a little higher. Like turn the screw in a lil bit to push on the throttle body ( the little braket your gas pedal cable runs too), on top of your engine. Oh well, at least you got a good deal in the end. lol

[Speedmccool385bitch]

@TNJfarm LOL NEVER THOUGHT TO CHECK FOR A HISSING NOISE....THEY CALL IT A VACUUM LEAK....THAT USUALLY IS WHAT CAUSES THAT... BUT YOU SOLD THE CAR ALREADY.

[JITProductions]

I'm sorry but I can't be there for everybody...

[evilperson86u]

did yall reuse the head bolt?

[JITProductions]

@evilperson86u - No, we bought a new set...

[joeldude76]

my truck makes a little tiny condensation when its like 80 degrees out is it ok if theres a little?

[JITProductions]

@joeldude76 - As long as it is not coolant you are golden.

[Nza420]

I ran a "new" engine from this guy in Galesburg, IL, Stephen Peterson, for *THREE* minutes from "new". In that short time, one head gasket blew and managed to ruin all main bearings. You were *EXTREMELY* lucky.. I had to completely disassemble the engine and buy an assload of new parts... I won't even mention the errors in the valve train..

[BLOODYCLQ]

American cars and v engines more tolerated for over heating problems, head gaskets go last longer,

[importssuckazz]

so later on u say u removed the power steering pump so what did u guys do for a replace ment

[JITProductions]

@importssuckazz - We replaced the power steering pump and the steering gear box while the truck was out of commission for repairs.

[tylerkrei]

sweet music love i kansas

[RockyCjr]

Nice job! I have a '93 mazda mpv, 3.0 V6. Very similar to your ford's. Going to try a complete rebuild. Any special tools that are must-have? Thanks.

[hasanisangster]

@JITproductions, You're right. I've blown head gaskets on two cars in my lifetime. The first time, it was the thermostat. I bought it brand new at Auto Zone. I just found out that their parts were made in Mexico. If you want quality parts, go to Car Quest. The second time, it WAS a dirty radiator. So yeah, you're right. I am not in love with electric cooling fans either; I like the fans that has the attached fan clutch running off of the timing belt which is also attached to the water pump.

[laurajdahl]

How much is a 88 dodge daytona worth with a blown headgasket? How much you think someone should pay for it? It still runs and drives but it has water in the oil..

Thanks. :)

[hasanisangster]

The way to prevent head gasket problems is to change your thermostat. Your thermostat opens and closes but a bad one freezes up and won't open not allowing coolant to flow into the engine block. Then the fluids don't have nowhere to go and the high pressure blows coolant through the heads blowing the head gaskets. Than coolant gets into the pistons and oil (crankcase) spewing white misty smoke from the exaust pipe. So....a 3-10 dollar investment into a thermostat can save you an expensive fix!!!

[JITProductions]

@hasanisangster If your car is over heating it is an inexpensive fix. Another problem can be a radiator that needs to be cleaned. The thermostat was not the problem in this case. The water pump and a teenager not paying attention was the two major culprits. The head had warped causing the head gasket to break seal between the number one and two cylinder. The water in the oil was the result of us running the engine for the video pushing it a little further for the sake of this video.

[neftimiades]

2 min of information jam packed into 10 min of video

[JITProductions]

@neftimiades Glad you enjoyed it. Now go and produce a better constructed video.

[dithbmine1]

Toyota is always the way to go.........stats don't lie.

[JITProductions]

@dithbmine1 We really need to export more of our American dollars and jobs overseas so that we can continue to weaken the economy and do away with the middle class. Our country will become the have and have not. By the way I do like Toyota vehicles and have owned one in the past.

[ForOnlyEbay]

@JITProductions Lol middle class is 66% of the U.S. you lose that and the country falls..... here is an idea move to another country if you don't like it....and adding "we really need to export more of our American dollars" doesn't make you seem that smart at all, what else to we have Euro's or Yin??? I mean really the level of stupid people on Youtube blows my mind! Also I see your a self made Business Man!! soooo? in today's world that barely puts you over middle class LMAO fail

[cooolcars]

@dithbmine1

not true

toyota celcias and supras have major headgasket problems.

and a few toyota diesels do too

Every car does mate. If you change your coolant and use a good summer coolant/anti freeze & regularly check your coolant you shouldent have a problem.

obviously some cars are headgasket problem prone too

[91ranger1]

my ranger had a miss like that and all i had to do was replace all the plugs and wires (even though they were brand new) and it stopped missing

[JITProductions]

Did you watch the other two videos to see what it took to get this one back on the road running right? I've had the same thing happen before with new plug wires going bad shortly after installing them. Cheap crap from over seas that we get in now a days...

[JITProductions]

@91ranger1 - With how cheap things are being manufactured these days I have had new plug wires and plugs fail too. Wish it would have been something so simple in this case, it would have saved time and lots of money but it was a good experience for my son to have.

[toxiclegacy94]

how do you let your car run like that i freak out any time anything starts happeing my radiator started leaking i freaked out and bout a brand new one installed it the same day

[JITProductions]

When you have a solid understanding of a vehicles systems then you pay more attention when there is a change...

[xXxNatexCorexXx]

My 1998 Subaru Impreza has the same problem -_-

[btman2]

well the clean one was probably the culprit because that means that it was not combusting properly.... due to excess amounts of water :)

[JITProductions]

@btman2 - Actually that was cylinder #2 and it was seeping coolant so it still combusted and that is why it steam cleaned itself. Cylinder #1 was saturated with coolant and that killed the spark plug and combustion completely so it was still carbonized and totally soaked with huge water droplets...

[doubleestark]

I sold a ford taurus 1999 that I bought for 350 dollars for 1000 and it had mist coming out from the back a bit. I think they took no notice of it, and after they bought it discovered that oil gasket was broken, oil pan, fuel pump, rotors, brake pad change. I am glad I walked away after 7900 km of driving it myself and bought a toyota 1992 for 650 the profit i made from that ford. I got 10,000 km on it and I am about to sell it for 1000

[polaristrailboss99]

Ok the 3l is not a bad 1 I have 1and the power is not that far from a 4

[workensmart]

the 3.0L are very good engines the 3.8 on the other hand is a total peace of shit they blow head gaskets all the time.

[CoChicken1337]

No, the 3 liters in the rangers were the turd engines. The 4 liters made more power and got better mileage.

[workensmart]

I was talken about the 3.8L that came in the thunder birds, taurus ex not the 4.0L.

[CoChicken1337]

I know that. That doesn't change the fact that the 3 liters were shit engines.

[travis650d]

i don't know about that. i have noticed quite the opposite. my 3.0 has over 200,000 mile and still going..its got a bad lifter but that doesn't surprise me because its had a neglected life. i just started putting money into it after putting about 70,000 miles on it and doing a half ass tune-up. its been one of the most reliable rigs i have owned..i have read and heard from people the 4.0 has given them more problems..and it usually happens with fewer miles.just my experience not trying to argue

[luv4shorty]

This answers my questions concerning my truck (Ford edge 2001). Same problems but not as extreme. Don't think I can fix it like you guys (matter of fact I know I can't). But at least now I have an idea as to what's going on

[TNTTechReviews]

I love how they are listening to Kansas. Gotta love the classics. lol

[JITProductions]

Oh ya! Kansas Rocks! Next time I do something like this I will be sure to have more classic rock playing in the background.

[DarkLinkAD]

This guys lucky, hes got someone around to show him the works of his engine, rather than, trial and error or readiculous reading and sifting through bull.

[RandallFlaggNY]

"The boy ain't right...."

[playa1313]

lol just watched all three, you guys are hilarious and you did a very good job making these videos.

[JITProductions]

Thanks! My son's did a good job with camera operations but they have a little prior experience helping with our biz. Wish we could have spent more time with production to get more detail...

[catburner]

yes i just flushed the radiator , and has a brand new thermostat , i recently checked my coolant level and its disappearing , i checked all my hoses and no leaks..

[catburner]

at the beginnig of your video you mention that the engine was pinging , form the inside of the vehicle was it mor of a click when you gave it gas ? because my coolant also bubbles like your and my car does overheat and it makes a clicking noise when i give it gas , i check all my hoses and installed a new water pump but my car still overheats

[JITProductions]

Click or ticking sounds are generally upper end noise such as Lifters. A click or clack sound can mean rocker arm damage. If you have bubbles in the reservoir before the engine overheats then you have a blown head gasket. If not... Have you changed the thermostat? Flushed the radiator?

[orbitofdoom16]

you sound like Hank Hill!!!!!, and your son reminds me of Bobby

[JITProductions]

Damn it Bobby! I told you not run your truck with no coolant in it... Can I interest you in some high quality propane?

[orbitofdoom16]

HAHAHAHAH LOLOLOLO. Great videos man, they entertain and teach

[segerduder]

Great video series!

[joeldude76]

no you and your son are funny dude keep making videos

[JITProductions]

Thanks man! We try to make it entertaining while creating great family memories.

[woodman425]

I agree this video doesnt make his soon look like an ass dont know what great violentz meant hes got nothing better to comment on i guess. Awesome video and very informative.

[GREATxVIOLENTZ]

300,000 miles before a major repair..........what a ass.........hey and good job of making your son look like a ass on youtube.......nice job DAD!

[JITProductions]

Wow! I did not expect this... Does anyone else think that I made my son look like (an) ass on youtube? I'll pull all of the Ranger videos if this is the case.

[wofobo]

hey, dont worry about that douch who made that comment....and please dont pull the ranger vids..i think there quit cool/funny.

[revitup1965]

Can't find part 2. Is it posted?

[JITProductions]

Part II is posted and Part III (The finale) will be up tonight or tomorrow 05-24-2009

[TRider09]

Actually my mechanic figured out the problem. The 2 transmission hose broke and it was leaking transmission fluid

head gasjet did not blow =)

Its an 1994 acura integra 4 cylinders...154,000 miles

[JITProductions]

Great! The vague comment "it doesnt run, just revs" now makes sense. By the way transmission fluid is not normally referred to as "oil" and it sounds like your transmission lines going to the radiator or an external cooler came loose or broke. This is good example of why you should find someone you can trust to have a look at the problem such as you did with your mechanic. Thanks for the great posting! ;-)

[350s10Dude]

I have a ford ranger with over 300,000 miles on it and it is still running good

[JITProductions]

Man! That is great! Glad to hear this. Hopefully my son will get some miles on this truck before trading up. The truck is running well and he seems to be taking better care of after shelling out several hundreds on this project.

[350s10Dude]

But i do need to replace the original injectors in it because it is starting to run rough and missfire. It has the 2.9L EFI in it and i keep it good running condition.

[sideways3169]

clean up your heads dont clean the piston u will make them week...put new gaskits your heads mite b fuked ...

[JITProductions]

Please do not use foul language such as on my postings. If cleaning the carbon off your pistons will make them weak then you have other problems besides bad grammar and poor spelling...

[Regislovato]

I have a similar problem with my Mustang. It's a '73 with a 302, and it blows white smoke, has very little power, stalls, and runs real hot. I'm very sure my problem is a blown head gasket. I shouldn't be surprised. I got it up to 140 on the freeway, and it began missing like crazy.

[JITProductions]

What is it? Ford, Chevy, Toyota, etc., V8, V6 or 4 cylinder? Of course I can't say for sure but you could have a plugged PCV valve. The block has to breath and if it doesn't it can blow seals. Trust me when I say I know this the hard way... :-)

[TRider09]

Man im driving home from work....i see SMOKE coming out of my hood....when i pull over and pop the hood..theres OIL everywhere....car starts fine....but when you put it on drive it doesnt run, just revs...blown head gasket??

or somthing else?? theres no smoke out or water out the tail pipe...

[stavrosplaskas]

forgot to add i dont have any significant loss in coolant or any overheatin apart from the anoing clouds of smoke when i start it up car works fine.....as i said everything disapears as soon i go for a drive.....funny thing is i was warmin the car for about 40 minutes the other time with white smoke and water comin from exhaust as soon i went for drive problem solved lol.............any ways thanks again

[JITProductions]

I really can't say for sure. Is this a gas vehicle with an automatic? If the "white smoke" was caused by coolant you would have a loss of coolant and possible oil contamination over time. I will tell you that condensation in the exhaust system in natural and more so in some climates over others. Automatic transmission fluid will also produce a white smoke but again I must emphasize that it will result in fluid loss. Lastly valve seals but it won't last 40 min... Consult with a local Mechanic. :)

[stavrosplaskas]

dear JITProductions .....hello i own a 97 mg f and when i start it i have water spitin and steam out of exhaust when taken for a drive it stops and dont continue untill i turn the engine off for 30 min or so and when i turn on the engine again i have the steam and water............untill i go for a drive and it disappears lol any thought of what this coold be many thanks stavros

[kpshc707]

my dad made me do the same thing at the same age but was on a 5.9 dodge diesel

[shipwreck885]

where is part 2 ? was your heads warped ?

[sdniel]

In answer to your questions, it didn't appear any piston tops were "steam cleaned".... thats why I'm worried its something else. However, it did appear a couple of the spark plugs were "rusty" and not black. In the video, you added text saying "driver blew a water pump seal... kept driving". Did it then overheat and warp the head and blow the gasket? Are they aluminum heads? My 4.0 L Ranger are cast iron head and block... not as suseptable to warping from what I've heard.

[JITProductions]

They are cast iron heads just the same as yours. The rusty spark plugs are an indication that you had a couple of cylinders pumping water and then the engine sat for a while before being torn apart. The heads on our little 3.0L were only slightly warped. You should have the heads trued up anyway. The head gaskets I show you in the video did not have any obvious signs by itself but there were other indicators I took in account for. The 3.0 is doing fine and my son drives his truck daily...

Jon

[sdniel]

I'll definitely take the heads into a machine shop and get them cleaned, mag-fluxed, and trued up as long as I have them out. Crossing my fingers that changing the head gaskets will fix the problem. I'll also do a good inspection of the cylinder wall, just to make sure there are no visible cracks. Thanks for the advise.

Scott

[sdniel]

This video is Deja-Vu for me. I have a 2000 Ranger 4.0L V6 upper engine taken apart right now. It started running warmer than nomal (but not into the red). Filled radiator twice before looking at the dipstick and found water in the oil. Couldn't tell anything wrong from the head gaskets. Heads are within 0.005" of flatness, and block is also. Engine has never been over-heated and only has 67K miles on it (original owner). Do you know if there is any other way of water getting into the oil?

[JITProductions]

Cracked Block or Head? When you pulled the heads did you find one piston top was extremely clean? The only way to find out if it is a cracked block or head is to fully disassemble and have it all magnifluxed. If you had a clean piston top or two it may just be a head gasket or cracked head. Did you have a dead cylinder ( running with a hard miss) bad or wet plug? We took this one apart still warm so I would have a better idea of the problem... Regards!

[sdniel]

Yes, I wish I would have known about the "bubling in the radiator" trick.  That is a good sign that some of the fuel-air mixture is getting compressed back into the cooling system. I will get the heads hot tanked and magnifluxed. I didn't notice that any of the piston tops were "steam cleaned". Didn't seem to be running too rough, but I caught it pretty early, although I did notice some loss of power (or at least it seemed that way). Hope it's not a cracked block... it only has 67K on it.

[youpaynow78]

wow cant be that busy to change the motor

[sdniel]

I wouldn't judge how busy this man is. It appears he is knowledgible in fixing pretty much anything (since he is also an electrical tech), and took the opportunity to teach his son how to disassemble the top end of an engine and was nice enough to take the time to make a video to document it. Only takes a good afternoon to do it if you know what you're doing and about the same to put back to running order... I'm looking forward to his follow up video on this subject.

[mjstibbins]

That looks almost similar to my engine. Was it the original or did you do an after factory drop?

Also, how do you remove the water pump and pulley assembly. I'm currently working on mine and having a hell of a time ripping out that little jerk.

[JITProductions]

The engine is factory. I bought the truck the week my second son made his debut at the hospital. Now the truck belongs to my oldest son. The water pump is not hard at all to take off once you get the fan clutch out of the way. Send me you phone number in a private message, I will try to walk you thru it... Be sure to check out my latest postings on the JITProductions user account.

Later!

Jon

[youpaynow78]

time for a new motor doh!

[JITProductions]

Just about! Thank God that little engine is still strong and going like the energizer bunny. I really don't have the time right now to take on a project like that even though I do enjoy it!

[DAPeepToeFan]

Where are the finished results of this video?

[JITProductions]

Part II was started but not completed. It is on the Mac waiting to be completed... Will try to get it done this weekend...

[aybaybay925]

300.000 or more my ass ford ranger v6 3.0L will not go that far are u kidding

[JITProductions]

You got me there! It is like the tootsie roll pop and how many licks it will take... How far could it have gone if I were the only driver? A hell of a lot further than with my teenager driving it! Don't be an ass. ; ) The only thing we did was an upper end job, it has no increase in blow by and runs fairly strong still. Hopefully it will last longer than my teenager needs...

[aybaybay925]

exact same thing happened to me on a thunderbird....blown water pump seal...2 months later transmission problem :(

[Gnuggets]

You seem to be a smart person maybe you can help me figure whats wrong with my 94 i have the 3.0l v6 and yesterday the heater stoped blowing hot and and blew cold air then it started overheating i replaced the thermistate seemed fine the restof that day but then started it this morning and its overheating agin with cold air blowing

[JITProductions]

Is the coolant level ok? Have you flushed the system or had the radiator rotted (cleaned)? Most people overlook this basic maintenance need...

[JITProductions]

One other item is the water pump. The impilar can come loose from the shaft although it is rare. Hopefully tis will help if you haven't already figured it out by now.

[akaeldin]

I have a 01 ranger 4x4 it gets only 200 k with 3/4 tank of gas, thinking about changing plugs and check the 02 sensor. the other way to see if head is blown like in video is check the over flow for bubbles. let us know when part 2 in on.

[bass1134]

hey kansas is playing = ]

[bad4health]

lol loved every minute of it

[CongoApeman]

When are you going to have the 2nd half of this done?

I would like to see the end results of the fix.

[x73]

just poke a hole in the upper hose it will relieve the pressure and the coolant wont burn thru the engine since there is no more pressure build up in the system.

[Zambrano632]

Bubbles in resoivoir DEF a sign of a blown head gasket!!

[79Datson]

Do you have a part 2? Thanks Jamie

[JITProductions]

Part Two is on the way, I started on it 12-14-2008. Lets see how fast I can get it done...

[79Datson]

Sounds good

[obamainformation]

So when your engine start to shake like this car 0:16 to 0.22 you have a bad head gasket?

[JITProductions]

Not necessarily, the shake is a result of a misfire such as an ignition or fuel injection problem and more. In this case the blown head gasket caused the number one cylinder to go dead and the second cylinder was weakened. Contaminated oil, water out the exhaust is a sign of a blown head gasket or cracked block/head. Take care! Jon

[1994camaroz28]

Nice music in background. Love Kansas!

[Buddy3306]

Where is the 2nd part to this video. I would like to see the finished results of fixing this 3.0.

[AmericaGoVote]

Part II is on the machine waiting for me to edit it along with three paying jobs... We have been slammed lately with plenty of business and it feel good! I really want to show it soon as possible...

[coke209]

thanks so much for posting this video. i have a 93 ford ranger xlt, with what i believe is a blown head gasket? wanted to give the truck to my son, just spen $545.00 having it inspected etc..but it has the same symptoms as what you have described. is this something my son and I can do as a project? with very lil knowledge? would appreciate your response thanks so much

[JITProductions]

This depends on how mechanically apt you are and don't forget to throw in a dash of patience. :) Find a really nice machine shop owner who is willing to provide advice. Your local parts store may have knowlegeable people who will help with suggestions and advice. And don't forget the all important shop manual for pictures, methods, specs, etc. Never short change yourself but know and work within your limits... Go for it!

[coke209]

ah what the heck! what do I have to lose? not about to spend another 600 or so to fix. anyway can you put up part 2? would appreciate it...

[parim31]

my sentra has water boiling in the radiator just the other day after the radiator ruptured..i changed the radiator and even more pressure builds up.. the mechanic said head gasket is gone. is there any way to fix this without lifting the whole engine out of the hood? great video, its very informative. I would appreciate any advise you could give me as to if i should fix or junk the car..it does hav over 250K mileso n it. thanks

[JITProductions]

With 250K miles you don't have much to loose. Give a chemical solution a try such as Bar's sealer for head gaskets. If you do a Google search you can find more professional products that are similar. For an engine I care about I wouldn't do this, it would be better to pull the head and do an upper end rebuild. With the milage you engine has it would be a total rebuild or chemical sealer...

[mikebsdi]

Where's part II ?!

[JITProductions]

Sorry about not having Part II up yet, we have been busy with productions and it has been great! Still I want to have it up ASAP!

[mikebsdi]

Thanks looking forward to it

[mikebsdi]

Seriously.. want video now. :)

[jaredcicon]

Your love for your son really comes through on this video. Great job man. Great way to teach your boy some things he 'should' know.

[woodman425]

awesome detailed howto video on replacing head gasket, reminds me of when i pulled apart my first 425 engine.

[merkanthony]

i wish i knew a 1/4 of car knowledge your dad knows.

so be veryyyyyyyyyyy thankful, you dont have to be ripped off by any mechanic

[wysoft]

Glad to see some love for the 3.0. It may be a little boring, but what a reliable tank of an engine.

[JITProductions]

The tank of an engine lives again and with plenty of power. Part II will be out in a week or so time permitting, my work station is tied up with paid projects...

[aybaybay925]

the reason i said this is because i had a 1993 ford thunderbird with transmission problem and 1995 escort hatchback with overheating problems all under 145.000 miles on both now i have 1990 isuzu impulse with over 195.000 miles still going strong...what a relief

but good luck with your truck didnt mean to be rude lol

[JITProductions]

No offense taken, just thought you had some in for Fords... And you did! ; ) thanks for the comments, much appreciated and enjoyed.