well guys, after 230,000 miles and 9 very hard years of life, my 1999 ford ranger has finally died. she passed away at 1:48pm on monday, december 1st due to a major blown head. she will be missed, at least till i can find heads for her.

 

sad news :( mine will last 30 years at the rate i put miles on it lol

 

 

that stiks find some heads quick or put a 5.0 in it

 

R.i.p.

 

i vote 5.0

 

5.0 is the best way to go.

 

it CAN be reborn ya know and youll prolly get another 230K on it

 

From one 99 owner to another......may she RIP

 

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you got to think of the body, chassis and suspension with 230,000 miles on it probably isn't in good enough shape to even think about swaping a 5.0 in it. I say heads or R.I.P

 

r.i.p

 

im sorry!!

 

sorry to hear the bad news.

As mine sits in the driveway right now, I have 399 764km or just about 250k miles.

6 years of easy highway miles has been good to her,but now she's in for a little work and abuse after she hits 400k,but she's broken in and knows how to use it when the time comes.

Ford doesn't lie when they say Built Ford Tough.

 

LOL You drive a Mazda LOL

 

bring her back to life!

 

Sad.... I smell a rebuild thread??

 

yes yes and yes. i will be bringing her back to life. i have decided not to go with a 5.0. the 4.0ohv that she has, has done me well. there will be a rebuild thread on her for sure, and i will post lots of pictures. the heads are blown so bad that she has actually locked up from the amount of coolant in her. in the meantime i am the proud new owner of a 1997 ford explorer with a 5.0

 

you can't kill a 99, just temporary setbacks.. of all people i should know


sorry to hear about the destruction man, best of luck.

 

I just put new heads on my "99 4.0, had a hairline crack btween valves on cyl 3. Put new complete heads, pushrods, lifters, gaskets, etc on it and runs better than ever now. Just be sure if you rebuild a 4.0 to go back in her to get the newer designed heads for her (thicker castings around the coolant passages). Personally I would rather have a 4.6 like my Lincoln has than a 5.0 if I were going to upgrade... but I know it would be more of a b****h to work on.

 

You can rebuild her. Make her faster... stronger...

No vehicle is dead until it has been though the crusher.

 

i think its time to live up to your name and toss some twins on that bia

 

See if Chip Foose needs a Ranger to overhaul soon.

 

indeed all very good ideas and i really like the chip foose one. :)