Ford Explorer: Rebuild kit needed for 2.9L V6, Where/Who

You may be further ahead with the off-the-shelf rebuilt. At 235,000 miles, I
would think that your block is ready to be rebored and have new pistons
fitted. Then there's the question of the cylinder heads - probably new
exhaust valves and new valve guides ...

When it comes to these sorts of repairs, it is often hard to decide where to
draw the line..... we're dumping some serious change (as well as time) into
the project so we would like it to live as long as possible. Yes, we could
always pack up the block and crank and cart them and the heads off to the
machine shop but we start getting into the area of warranty responsibility
and limitations.

While not beyond the scope of a DIYer, there remains the problem of having a
clean assembly area and the hassle of running back and forth if things
aren't up to snuff.

Having said that,
http://www.federal-mogul.com/cda/content/front/0,2194,2442_2875_6779,00.html
has a bit on engine kits as does
http://engineparts.com/products/EngineKits.html - on that looks pretty
interesting is http://www.enginekitsonline.com/

HTH
Jim Warman
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I expect the block will need a rebore for sure, a cracked ring likely
did some exhaust gas cutting of wall. Don't have the figures right at
hand but a rebore didn't scare me. Condition of crank is an item that
I hope will be ok. Lube pressure was good from day one to now. I hope
std bearings on rod and crank will be okay. 

http://www.northernautoparts.com/ProductModelDetail.cfm?ProductModelId=9058

Found a kit that looks good and with machine work, I think a grand
might to this. Engine kit seemed to be the magic word. Once you get
past a grand, I really have to think about this. A single guy with
two vehicles gets hosed for insurance in Michigan. I don't understand
why, I can't drive two vehicles at once. I wish they would insure the
driver, not the vehicles. Guess the insurance companies wouldn't make
enough money on that one.
 

No problem on assembly area. I have a garage and I bought a saturn so
I now have a vehicle to drive so time isn't an issue. I've rebuilt a
318 V8 and the I4 in my mom's Datsun B-210 with good results.
Motorcycles and lawnmowers also. Auto trans also. I just don't care
to work on cars if I can avoid it but with a serious dip in my income,
due to a plant closing, using my tools again to fix my transportation
is like an extra paycheck.
 

It helped me find a hit. Have a great day.

Wes 

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