Jimmie
Dodge Dakota
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3/03/2004
01:23:33
|  RE: rebuilding engine?
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Is it blowing black or white smoke? I'm thinking white. This means you're buring oil which is cause by blow-by in the cylinders. With your truck being an '89, there is probably quite some wear in the cylinder walls. In a rebuild, this can be fixed with oversized piston rings to make up the difference in size.
As for whether to rebuild or replace...it depends on how much money you want to spend. I've found used V8's with 60K-85K miles on them for $1200-$1600. Crate motors can be almost double that. If your V6 tranny doesn't bolt up to the V8, then you have to buy a tranny, and probably a new drive shaft as well. Oh yeah, and a computer. And I don't know if the V6 accessories (alternator, power steering pump, etc.) will bolt onto a V8, and you have to move the motor mounts.
Depending on where you are, you might be able to get a complete rebuild for about $1500, and that is if you had a shop do it for you.
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