WE BOUGHT A FORD RANGER 3.2 WITH CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE

see, but anyway we'll take a little look later and I guess we'll all see it properly once it's removed, but I think we're getting there. We started this pretty late, but it seems that To get there, we let Chris continue to take it out, change that bottle of coolant, fill another one before it starts leaking everywhere and carry on, so we always say we don't work as a team. Makes the dream work and off we go. Take a minute to remove the Scuttle panel and once we remove it, you can see that a little more space is created in the wiper motor.

Chris continues to focus on the driver's side and I begin to remove the ECU, fuse box, battery tray. everything is here and everything has to come out just to unplug the wiring, well you couldn't even pull off an editing trick there, it's clearly the next day because that beautiful sun is gone, but what would you have seen in that In a span of time, we actually took action and removed everything and as soon as I got here this morning, Chris already had the

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lift cable there and he has a little plan. Now we remember earlier in 2.2 of these.

Removing them was a nightmare for the Bing bolts on the top rear, they were very, there's not much room around them, is there? So do you want me to explain what you're going to do or do you want to explain what we can do? I'm just going to take the weight of the

engine

, remove both engine mounts from the vehicle to create a little bit of space and then hopefully lower the engine all the way down, which will be on that base, no, yeah, but that's going to Open that space in the back, hopefully too, yeah, we've eliminated this Scuttle set, haven't we?

Hopefully we can get in there, that's the plan anyway, we could be cutting in a minute with me lying underneath trying. to reach out and reach for them, but like last time, yeah, but we'll see one, it was a bigger ball, yeah, so it's, even though it's just one more cylinder, it's a lot bigger, it's a lot bigger engine and um. but we're so... I guess we're just going to have to continue, but like I say, yeah, almost most of it is eliminated. Now, isn't it? So we are at that stage where we are going. Actually, we're going to take the engine out of here and we're going to try to do most of that here, right?

Yeah, as long as this weather stays dry, well, we're really committed now. It is not like this? That's it, let's go for it, we're going to keep going like this, so premature here, putting the engine in there, you can quickly see as quickly as we put it in, we took it out, it was actually in our way and creating. There was a problem so we jacked it up, we have an axle stand. Chris got in there first and undid some of the bolts. I have slightly smaller hands to get those top bolts. You can see my feet dangling and I went in there and undid them.

It was very difficult to get to those last two, but in the end we got there and I think we are ready to turn off the engine again. Are you ready? Yes. There, which should probably mean mentioning that we had a change of plan there. We did it, we hooked this up and then we took it off because all we did was put it in our way and we couldn't get it down because the engine mounts don't come out right, there were actually a couple of bowed bolts on the Honestly, getting back here was tough. , weren't there 13?

We thought, oh, we think we have it all, you know what, Chris? I think we're going to have to shorten this one, you're them, yeah, well actually, it's moving away from the baz and it's already there, it's not going to lift it off the supports with this striker. I don't think you'll wait, mate, wait, you'll have to go back down, sorry mate, go down a little bit. Yes, they caught him. Or they're fine, they're going to be fine there, they're left behind, right? Yeah, I just don't want them to hit the windshield, well I tell you what, let's put them back where they were, we just moved. yeah, that's true, yeah, right, just if we could shorten it a little bit, let's see where we are with a bell and see if it starts, uh, yeah, come on, my side is done.

Yeah, what's up with your side? I can not see anything. D, you need to go up a little bit, I can't see any days like my side, right? Actually, I'm very close to walking away. Do we take the jack and put it under the gearbox to support the weight of the gearbox while it? Parts company, if we take the axle, highlight first, we don't want to go down any further right now, in case we go down there again. I'll go with what you say, we have that block of oak, which one is the big one? Yes, the bulk, my operation, yes, your operation, yes, oh, he's leaving your side, isn't he?

Yes, only SE, that little bit good, it has the weight of the gearbox, but I think the engine has to go high, give it a little PR. yours, yes, I think it has to go up a little more. I'm off Chris, actually I'm off my side, well I guess you are too, aren't you close? He's holding the bottom, Johnny, I can get down there, right in. the middle at the bottom, let's go underneath with the little flat bar, uh, there it is, well, you say it's, I think it's actually because the engine wants to go a little higher, yeah, yeah, do you want to give it a little pumping so why not?

I won't go up any more, yes he will, no he won't, he's old, he was holding him. I got up, no, she's not divided, wait, friend, I'm free of me, ah, I'm sitting on my, no, I'm something like that. swinging what Johnny follows, mine isn't going to get past the oil filter housing, is it? No, we're going to have to remove this engine mount now, why won't the engine go further? I think this is going to be the same problem, yeah, let's pull it out there and get them out. I can see there are only 13 now and there are four to remove the engine mount.

No, that won't help my side. cut that out there for a minute and remove both BRs, cam up and we can show what the problem is here, you have an oil pressure switch that's going to hit this and then this is going to hit this as it goes, yeah. I'm going to have to take the bolt out of the bottom on both sides, but it's really hard to get to it, we don't have a choice, let's get in there and do it, so the last few hits now we just put it in there. just moving the gearbox away from the engine, making sure everything is out of the way and everything is disconnected before we pump it up and take it out over the top a b Chris, I'm going to let that gearbox go because it's not going to matter, no, and then we'll take this, uh, yeah, it hasn't gone down much, right?

We will have the highlight, should we have the highlight, yes, yes. I was just about to lift that on your nice oak block, so I feel better, yeah, I'll tell you what you can't get away with, guys, with an engine swap, you know, Chris is the best. The neatest person ever, but we have a lot of tools and you can see some pieces on the floor, um, just before we put it down, do you want to make sure the engine doesn't hit anything? You can see it well. One minute buddy, wait, yeah we're good, that's right, yeah right, yeah right, we don't know if this is going to go up high enough, so in a minute we could be lowering the tires on a big ol' truck.

Is it a big old truck? Truck Mate, there's that bottom pulley looking, yeah, you passed, oh, you sure didn't. I'm going to back up a little bit if we can, can we back up a little bit? I don't think so, unless we both push ready, yeah, that's Chris. is it going to go far enough that's the question if it's going to go high enough I think it's yeah you're done, you're done, yeah, yeah, something's lower in the back, so yeah, it's nice and slow, Don't worry, it will. be right at the bottom, you go down, you come, that's going to move forward, we actually have to leave it there so it can show the hole it's going to move towards the truck as it goes down, buddy, will you hold it there so I can grab the camera?

Yes, I know, oh no, let's take off these gloves. I can't believe you can actually see the light of day now. Yes, I'll go this way. Chris, it's okay. Oh, hello, yes, look at the size of that hole that broke into pieces. It's been like a bomb going off, yeah, he just said it, it made a little noise, yeah, I think it made a little noise, look, he's chewed up that crank, Chris, yeah, yeah, yeah, you definitely won't grind again that crank. that's for sure not, but it's already out, yeah, well, you know what you have to do, find us an engine, find us an engine partner, well, I've already been calling around, I have a couple of leads on one, like this what, I'm going to put a couple of blocks here and we bring it, we collect all the tools, yeah, and you can talk on the phone.

I was going to say that the worst is over, but that's not the case, the rbit is returning the new one. Yes, but now we know where everything is going, right? I'm just going to point out how difficult it was to get to those two balls on bolts, it was a nightmare to get to them and I guess we better check the clutch because that gearbox doesn't look like they told me that, no I did nothing and then the buns feel like they are beneath you. I don't know, yeah, I don't know, okay, let's put that in the shop and then we'll talk on the phone.

Guys, did you enjoy that video? Let us know in the comments section below two engine swaps we've done recently and it was a lot of work to get it out but I still can't believe you can see through one side. In the other you can, Chris, yes, it's like a bomb going off. I have seen engines where the comrades have gone through the block, but I have never seen where it came out on either side of the engine. We found more pieces of piston. Well, right? Yes, we have a lot of them, but I know someone is going to say, oh, you want to take that engine apart, look how bad it is inside, but it's pretty useless to us, it takes a long time, but this engine will still have a value.

We may need to take some parts off it, we just don't know, so we won't do anything with it at the moment other than take out the fluids and store it until I get a new one. but if you enjoyed this video, of course, we would really appreciate it if you gave it a thumbs up, don't forget you can follow us on Instagram at Sage rebuilds Chris in his personal video at Selvage rebuilds Chris, subscribe and share, and I just spoke on the phone with my car insurance and renewing it, everything went absolutely fine right at the end of the phone call the lady said do you have a pet?

I said yes I have a dog, she said you want to make sure. I told him no. Don't be stupid, he can't take you. I wonder where you were going with that. I thought you were serious. There was a bit of a delay. Yes. What is happening now? You like that. Yes, it's good, we'll see. all of you very very soon in the next