Head Gastket job plus
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Head Gastket job plus
Hi All,
I have my motor tore down for a necessary head gasket job. The 4.0 has 153k on it.
I am having a hard time on deciding where to stop my scope of work. I have decided to also replace the radiator, water pump, oil pump, and timing chain/gears. In addition I am replacing coolant hoses, power steering lines, etc.
While I am in the motor should I replace the hydraulic lifters and the push rods? They aren't necessarily gummed up or failing. Its just hard to say where to stop, but I definitely don't want to be tearing it open again for something like a lifter in a year. Its about $200 more dollars for those parts - not a huge amount, but not insignificant. Basically I'm wondering is it potentially better to leave whats working, or are replacements pretty much a swap with no risk?
Anything else I should replace while I have it open? I appreciate any advise.
I have my motor tore down for a necessary head gasket job. The 4.0 has 153k on it.
I am having a hard time on deciding where to stop my scope of work. I have decided to also replace the radiator, water pump, oil pump, and timing chain/gears. In addition I am replacing coolant hoses, power steering lines, etc.
While I am in the motor should I replace the hydraulic lifters and the push rods? They aren't necessarily gummed up or failing. Its just hard to say where to stop, but I definitely don't want to be tearing it open again for something like a lifter in a year. Its about $200 more dollars for those parts - not a huge amount, but not insignificant. Basically I'm wondering is it potentially better to leave whats working, or are replacements pretty much a swap with no risk?
Anything else I should replace while I have it open? I appreciate any advise.
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