head replacement

[sho4life]

I never owned a gen 4 but I found a cheap one with a bad head. How much of a pita is it to swap one out?

 

[nothingtoseehere]

Gen 3, likely a cam failure, likely a toasted engine. Search CAM Failure

 

[Eric VerValin]

The word "Timing belt" has kept me from buying a lot of gen3's...

 

[93rev2sev]

You don't need your head replaced. Just removed.

 

[nothingtoseehere]

The word "Timing belt" has kept me from buying a lot of gen3's...

I'd be weary of a timing belt on a gen 3 too

 

[1998v8sho]

It's not a PIA to swap out the heads. It was most likely a cam failure.
The block might still be good. You will not find out till you have the engine pulled out and taken apart.
You might have gotten lucky and just need to replace a or both heads. Depends on the severity of the cam failure.

Good luck.

 

[sho4life]

ill have to search on this cam failure problem. I didnt know the cam failure can wreck the engine too. just thought i could put on a new head and call it good

 

[nothingtoseehere]

ill have to search on this cam failure problem. I didnt know the cam failure can wreck the engine too. just thought i could put on a new head and call it good

V8 is an interference engine. So piston smacks the valves with a cam failure. How bad is unknown until it is opened up. Personally, unless cheap means a couple hundred bucks, I would pass. Plenty of welded V8s around for cheap money and non welded, non spun for cheaper money.

 

[1998v8sho]

I would agree with RCADDELL.

Use the one with the bad engine as a parts car or sell some parts off of it.

 

[Fordtaurussho]

the v8 taurus has timing chains not belt