Engine Trouble...

[streetglideok]

Missed the post about the low compression on #7. If doing a reman engine, you will want the shop to find out what happened. If there was a bad injector,etc that led to a burnt valve, and so on, you want that fixed. May want to look at either a Jasper engine, or a FoMoCo reman.

[gcrookston]

Thanks for everyone's input. After calls and crunching numbers, I think the best route is to through a new spark plug in the hole and hope it makes it by the used manager on a trade...

By the way, did find a remain long block for $2200 @ rydells. But shop rate is 18 hours.

If it will last a couple hundred miles maybe I can get me a newer, lower mileage Suburban (their prices are really depressed with $4/g gas)...

[blackford76]

May want to look at either a Jasper engine, or a FoMoCo reman.

Personal experience, I spent the big $$$ for a Jasper, it went 2k the first go, was replaced, went 50 miles, was replaced again under warranty, third engine made it out of the garage, was then told they didn't care about the warranty and I was on my own.
Seems like everyone else has great luck with them.

As for used 5.4's, seems that used trucks are a bit cheaper here (NE) because they use salt on the roads so cars rust early here. You could find a cheap used truck, I could verify it runs good and bring it out to Colo on my weekend returns home. Just a thought.

[jmg8550]

Personal experience, I spent the big $$$ for a Jasper, it went 2k the first go, was replaced, went 50 miles, was replaced again under warranty, third engine made it out of the garage, was then told they didn't care about the warranty and I was on my own.
Seems like everyone else has great luck with them.

As for used 5.4's, seems that used trucks are a bit cheaper here (NE) because they use salt on the roads so cars rust early here. You could find a cheap used truck, I could verify it runs good and bring it out to Colo on my weekend returns home. Just a thought.

I would agree, Jasper is garbage. And they don't stand behind the warranty. They will find every excuse in the book to get out of a warranty claim and tell you it's your fault.

[DFBrews]

If you decide to throw a used short block in it I would roll bearings in it while you are there.

The fractured rods and mains make that bottom end bullet proof for the most part but bearings are a wear item.

[gcrookston]

Got $4,900.00 in trade...