Blueroo
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I might be getting my buddy's 87 Bronco II Eddie Bauer. It of course has the 2.9L V6. And it has problems.
Here's what I know...when it was parked 6 years ago it was supposedly due to not a cracked head, but a cracked block. I have yet to see the vehicle so I'm not sure which one it is specfically. The motor was great until his dad took it a local service station to have the oil changed. The kid who did the oil change had no clue what he was doing and thought doing a full oil change on a vehicle meant to take 5qts of oil with a fresh filter entailed adding six quarts to the motor, not draining the old stuff and not changing the filter. Amazingly the seals weren't blown out. Shortly thereafter it wouldn't go past 15mph. A cracked head was the suspected culprit. So the 88 B2 Eddie Bauer in the yard donated a head. Then it developed a severe overheating problem. Instead of the normal warm up cycle of going up till the t-stat opened then dropping down, it'd pretty much overheat right away. Any guesses on what the problem is with it?
I'm getting it for $100. It's fully loaded...Eddie Bauer Package, power lumbar seats, power windows, power locks, full tinted windows, running boards, visor, front brush guard, full size chrome mirrors, "holed" aluminum wheels, electronic shift on the fly 4 wheel, pretty much you name it chances are it has it.
I was thinking about repairing the motor, restoring the body (as far as I know the interior is still in really good shape) and then reselling it.
I'm looking at around $500 to replace all the rubbers/gaskets/lines (pretty much all the gaskets in the motor will need replaced) and repaint the entire truck. This is without having to do major engine repair work....I was told provided it's not in a high stress area a crack in the block could be repaired with JB Weld.
With that information in mind, would I be better off simply parting it out?
Here's what I know...when it was parked 6 years ago it was supposedly due to not a cracked head, but a cracked block. I have yet to see the vehicle so I'm not sure which one it is specfically. The motor was great until his dad took it a local service station to have the oil changed. The kid who did the oil change had no clue what he was doing and thought doing a full oil change on a vehicle meant to take 5qts of oil with a fresh filter entailed adding six quarts to the motor, not draining the old stuff and not changing the filter. Amazingly the seals weren't blown out. Shortly thereafter it wouldn't go past 15mph. A cracked head was the suspected culprit. So the 88 B2 Eddie Bauer in the yard donated a head. Then it developed a severe overheating problem. Instead of the normal warm up cycle of going up till the t-stat opened then dropping down, it'd pretty much overheat right away. Any guesses on what the problem is with it?
I'm getting it for $100. It's fully loaded...Eddie Bauer Package, power lumbar seats, power windows, power locks, full tinted windows, running boards, visor, front brush guard, full size chrome mirrors, "holed" aluminum wheels, electronic shift on the fly 4 wheel, pretty much you name it chances are it has it.
I was thinking about repairing the motor, restoring the body (as far as I know the interior is still in really good shape) and then reselling it.
I'm looking at around $500 to replace all the rubbers/gaskets/lines (pretty much all the gaskets in the motor will need replaced) and repaint the entire truck. This is without having to do major engine repair work....I was told provided it's not in a high stress area a crack in the block could be repaired with JB Weld.
With that information in mind, would I be better off simply parting it out?
