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- Pryor, OK
- Vehicle Year
- 1990
- Vehicle
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.9L
this Bronco II has been hell from the get go.
I bought it for what I thought was a pretty good deal, because it had a bad clutch. I figure, a couple hundred in parts and some time in the garage, no biggy.
I take the transmission out for the clutch, and discover the cltuch is bad, and the transmissions trash too. So I replace the transmission. The clutch hydraulic quick coupling is trash because the plastic sleeve has completeling disintegrated. New master cylinder. I decide to upgrade to a 4.0 clutch so there's a new flywheel and starter. Due to the 4.0 starter having a starter-mounted solenoid, the original cable is 3" too short. New cable.
Battery losing charge when it's not even connected. Cables practically falling apart. New battery, new cables.
Coolant puddles forming under the truck. New water pump.
So I take it on the first drive, just now. Making noise at startup, sounds like starter gear isn't pulling back in until about 3 seconds after I let go of the ignition. Hopefully it's a problem with starter and not something else. Needs brakes, at least one warped rotor.
Almost empty, drive to gas station. Hit 20 gallons and notice fuel smell. Gas tank leaking. Stop pump, drive home. Still leaking...from the flange about halfway down the tank. Looks like a failed previous repair.
So anybody got a guess what a gas tank is going to cost me? I've given up on coming out ahead on this, I'm already to the point that I could have bought one that ran and is in just as good condition for less or equal.
I bought it for what I thought was a pretty good deal, because it had a bad clutch. I figure, a couple hundred in parts and some time in the garage, no biggy.
I take the transmission out for the clutch, and discover the cltuch is bad, and the transmissions trash too. So I replace the transmission. The clutch hydraulic quick coupling is trash because the plastic sleeve has completeling disintegrated. New master cylinder. I decide to upgrade to a 4.0 clutch so there's a new flywheel and starter. Due to the 4.0 starter having a starter-mounted solenoid, the original cable is 3" too short. New cable.
Battery losing charge when it's not even connected. Cables practically falling apart. New battery, new cables.
Coolant puddles forming under the truck. New water pump.
So I take it on the first drive, just now. Making noise at startup, sounds like starter gear isn't pulling back in until about 3 seconds after I let go of the ignition. Hopefully it's a problem with starter and not something else. Needs brakes, at least one warped rotor.
Almost empty, drive to gas station. Hit 20 gallons and notice fuel smell. Gas tank leaking. Stop pump, drive home. Still leaking...from the flange about halfway down the tank. Looks like a failed previous repair.
So anybody got a guess what a gas tank is going to cost me? I've given up on coming out ahead on this, I'm already to the point that I could have bought one that ran and is in just as good condition for less or equal.