What did you do with your DII today?
#2601
Either a 4.0 or 4.6 would fit right in. Price would all depend on what all is missing. When you say needs engine, does that mean everything involved, i.e.. emission parts, a/c parts, radiator, exhaust. Might be, a great vehicle to get for free and part it out and sell on here or Ebay.
#2602
If it threw a rod thru the block, then you could possibly find a short block. There are usually some complete engines on Ebay, price ranges depending on mileage. Hard to say until the engine is disassembled. Just shooting in the dark until exact damage is assessed. To me, I would take it, but I am an experienced mechanic. If you have to pay someone, it could get expensive. FYI, the 4.0 and the 4.6 are basically the same engine, with different crankshaft, rods and pistons. Some have SAI(secondary air injection), which the heads are different than the non-sai. Figure out what the most you would want to or be able to spend on it, Figure a worst case scenario(complete engine replacement), and you can see what that vehicle is actually worth, and go from there.
#2604
Not just today, but the last couple of days:
Fixed some serious rot in both sunroof apertures. Water poured in every time it rained and it turned out to be rot that had been badly "repaired" with body filler. I have cut out the rot from one corner of the rear sunroof and the whole of the rear edge of the front sunroof and replaced it with METAL! Now filled and painted, it's completely watertight. The headliner etc will all go back in tomorrow
Fixed some serious rot in both sunroof apertures. Water poured in every time it rained and it turned out to be rot that had been badly "repaired" with body filler. I have cut out the rot from one corner of the rear sunroof and the whole of the rear edge of the front sunroof and replaced it with METAL! Now filled and painted, it's completely watertight. The headliner etc will all go back in tomorrow
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#2609
Intake
As hot as these engines run, are you worried about sucking in hotter air? When you were in there, did you see an opportunity to put the intake outside of the engine compartment?