Posted by Mavstang73 (152.163.213.194) on March 21, 2001 at 14:44:30:
In Reply to: Re: 4.0L engine posted by Ken on March 19, 2001 at 20:46:52:
: : Any bad reports on the 4.0L engine?
: Take a look at a website www.fordranger.com
: This is board like this one and should get you some insite
: on those engines. I can say that my opinion of the 2.9L is not good.
: Owned 3 and had cracked heads on every one. The problem is so bad that
: one company is welding them up for resale. The 4L is much the same design
: but don't know if or what problems there might be.
: Ken
Ken, I'm a ford technician and I haven't had too many problems with the 4.0liter engine at least not the overhead valve one that's in a ranger. However don't ever buy a ford product with the 4.0 overhead cam engine (broken timing chain tensioners, stripped cam threads for the sprocket, and usually when something bad happens the whole motor is junk because it's an interference motor)just my opinion.