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08/20/2015 at 21:11 • Filed to: Bronco
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"conrader" (conrader)
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An acquaintance of mine is selling someones ‘87 Bronco on FB for $1500. 147k miles. Runs and drives. 302 with 4x4
Message I got from him:
I know it has an engine knock...not sure what it is. 4x4 works and transfer case was rebuilt about 2 years ago. My buddy bought from one of his friends that needed some $ so he used it as a daily driver, around town mainly, for about a year and a half.
Is this a good buy or should I run screaming? I...have a want for the Bronco but I’d prefer it not need an engine rebuild unless it’d be something that was worth the time and money to do it. Or what should I be looking for? I know very little about the work these things would need possibly.
Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast
> conrader
08/20/2015 at 21:15 |
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I know getting hit by any vehicle isn't good but these vertical bars would give you a splitting headache.
RustedSprinter
> conrader
08/20/2015 at 21:16 |
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What kind of Bronco did OJ use?
Tohru
> conrader
08/20/2015 at 21:16 |
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i want this so goddamn bad
ranwhenparked
> RustedSprinter
08/20/2015 at 21:20 |
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A ‘93, but same generation.
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> Tohru
08/20/2015 at 21:20 |
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Dammit, I know!!!
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conrader
> Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast
08/20/2015 at 21:21 |
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I mean, I'll try to avoid that if I buy it.
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> RustedSprinter
08/20/2015 at 21:21 |
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I'll be the king of the low speed chase in my neighborhood!
jkm7680
> conrader
08/20/2015 at 21:24 |
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Maybe $1,000. Engine knocks are never good things to have.
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> jkm7680
08/20/2015 at 21:27 |
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What’s best case scenario? Like, I assume worst would be a full engine rebuild (or new engine) but obviously something would need to be done to correct the knock.
TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
> conrader
08/20/2015 at 21:33 |
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Could just be a noisy lifter, but I doubt it. Engine rebuild should be planned for.
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ranwhenparked
> conrader
08/20/2015 at 21:35 |
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In the short term, you could run a lower viscosity oil to mask the symptoms. That might buy you some time while you decide on next steps.
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jkm7680
> conrader
08/20/2015 at 21:35 |
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Best case scenario, somebody has put the wrong spark plugs in it or something stupid.
Worst case scenario, it’s about to blow.
JR1
> conrader
08/20/2015 at 21:38 |
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Always wanted one of these Broncos... Maybe one day.
As for this one I say give it a shot. Even if the engine does blow a replacement would be cheap. Or you could likely sell it for at least $500 with a blown engine
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Tohru
> ranwhenparked
08/20/2015 at 21:47 |
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‘93 was the newer front end, like my truck.
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Tohru
> conrader
08/20/2015 at 21:48 |
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To make the knock stop, let the connecting rod in.
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RustedSprinter
> conrader
08/20/2015 at 21:50 |
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Best case is to paint it to match OJ’s!
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ranwhenparked
> Tohru
08/20/2015 at 21:50 |
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It was really more of a facelift though, calling them different generations would be like calling the ‘05 and ‘10 Fusions different cars.
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RustedSprinter
> Tohru
08/20/2015 at 21:50 |
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Neat
Birddog
> conrader
08/20/2015 at 23:13 |
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$1500? Buy it! Just buy it. Seriously BUY IT!
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Birddog
> ranwhenparked
08/20/2015 at 23:15 |
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That would mean every F series and Bronco was the same from 1981 to 1996.
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ranwhenparked
> Birddog
08/20/2015 at 23:19 |
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Pretty much. Chrysler did the same thing with Dodge pickups from ‘72 to ‘94 in a much more blatant way.
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> Birddog
08/20/2015 at 23:22 |
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I know, I’m kind of in that column too. Wife said she didn’t GAF so unless its a pile when I go look at it I might get it. Not like I need another vehicle, but damn.
Itsmemupos
> conrader
08/20/2015 at 23:45 |
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I’d pass. I had a 96 for 10 years with the 351 and it was fantastic. My dad got one a few years after mine with the 302 and it just wasn’t enough for the Bronco. Wait till you can find one with a 351, or if it’s rust free pull the trigger and source a 351 to swap in.
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> Itsmemupos
08/21/2015 at 00:04 |
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Interesting, good to know! Thanks!