Hey guys,
I pulled the trigger and purchased a 5.0 explorer motor. I live in OH and bought it from a junk yard in MI off of car-part.com.
It supposedly has 55,000 miles on it and it is from a 2000 explorer. Since i live in OH i did not get to see if before it shipped. When i got it last week the block and heads have a decent amount of rust on them. I guess since it is from MI it is understandable but is this something i should be concerned about?
I have a 30 day warranty on the engine so if this rust is an issue i will just sent it back. They said they ran it before they pulled it and "it sounded perfect".
Also, can i do a compression test with the motor out of the car and if so can someone explain how?
I am planning taking it apart and chaning out/coverting the neccessary stuff. I am following a members blog on this exact topic at nerddawg.com. but before i start taking it apart and putting new parts on it i want to make sure it is decent.
Thanks for all the help,
I pulled the trigger and purchased a 5.0 explorer motor. I live in OH and bought it from a junk yard in MI off of car-part.com.
It supposedly has 55,000 miles on it and it is from a 2000 explorer. Since i live in OH i did not get to see if before it shipped. When i got it last week the block and heads have a decent amount of rust on them. I guess since it is from MI it is understandable but is this something i should be concerned about?
I have a 30 day warranty on the engine so if this rust is an issue i will just sent it back. They said they ran it before they pulled it and "it sounded perfect".
Also, can i do a compression test with the motor out of the car and if so can someone explain how?
I am planning taking it apart and chaning out/coverting the neccessary stuff. I am following a members blog on this exact topic at nerddawg.com. but before i start taking it apart and putting new parts on it i want to make sure it is decent.
Thanks for all the help,