04-18-2008, 10:47 AM
I would not fix it. How many miles on it? What year?
the 2.9 is common for cracking heads. The one I did here recently started out with a ticking.
The guy that owned it went and had it checked, had the lifters replaced. $600. A month later one of the heads cracked.
He had both heads replaced for $800.
A couple months later it started pumping oil. Ended up spending another $800 to overhaul the rest of the engine.
My opinion, run it into the ground, save your money for a conversion, or another used motor.
the 2.9 is common for cracking heads. The one I did here recently started out with a ticking.
The guy that owned it went and had it checked, had the lifters replaced. $600. A month later one of the heads cracked.
He had both heads replaced for $800.
A couple months later it started pumping oil. Ended up spending another $800 to overhaul the rest of the engine.
My opinion, run it into the ground, save your money for a conversion, or another used motor.