cleithau
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I was driving home from work yesterday and when I went to turn on my road the oil pressure light dropped to just above nothing at idle and i could here some bad engine noise, maybe a really loud valve or a rod or main bearing, sounded like the upper end but really loud. I shut it of as I coasted around the corner. The oil was really low at this point but I checked it before leaving work (20 mile drive) and it was fine. The oil pressure gauge (mechanical) read a hair over 40 psi the whole way home and the temp stayed at 200. As soon as I shut it off the temp started creaping up till it hit 255. Added oil and when I started it up it sounded like hell and shook like one cylinder wasn't firing.
I've been finding a bunch of 5 speed 2wd Ford, can a 2wd tranny be using in a 4x4 without a divorced transfercase? Also there is an identical 1985 6.9 diesel in a guys field down the road he said he'd sell for $500. He said it ran when he parked it. what kind of compression would I be looking for to make it a good enough engine to be worth swapping it in mine.
I've been finding a bunch of 5 speed 2wd Ford, can a 2wd tranny be using in a 4x4 without a divorced transfercase? Also there is an identical 1985 6.9 diesel in a guys field down the road he said he'd sell for $500. He said it ran when he parked it. what kind of compression would I be looking for to make it a good enough engine to be worth swapping it in mine.