HacksawMark

If it was mine, I would first think about how long would I want to keep it. If I wanted it to last another 100,000 miles or more, I would not only fix the headgasket issue, but also refresh the entire cooling system and rebuild the transmission if those things were not already done.

Martian

I need a link to this "other post."

Fordrocks689

I can send it to you. It's the post that you had to close the other day when you asked if the post question was resolved about the heater hose under intake

Fordrocks689

Yeah! I'm gunna keep it, it's just the head gasket. I'm sure the engine needs work with it's amount of miles but we will see during the tear down.

Jbrew

Yea, I'm sure it does too. Way to early for the head gaskets to go. I'd guess neglect, abuse or some sort of uneducated maintenance harassment IMO. Take your pic.

Good Luck with all that.

Tav29

You definitely have some mental issues. LOL, I love me some crazy.

Jbrew

- Don't we all.

Fordrocks689

Correct, the previous owner was going to junk the truck to a local junk yard because it was crap. It's also got 218k miles on the original engine so even someone with no mechanical skill can clearly guess the truck was not maintenanced or taken care of.

Jbrew

Honestly, I'd just find a good used engine. Learn how to do a quick compression check, take the engine home if you want if it's your first go around w/compression checking (learn hands on). All the yards have at least a 30 day money back, in that time you should be able to master compression testing revealing the true health of the engine. Buy it or move onto the next. This is best route take, much better than a Jasper or any reman engine. An original used Ford engine with some miles behind it and good compression is a proven engine that will last. And it's easier on the wallet.

Fordrocks689

Thanks. Yeah all the yards around here are only a few days or a all sales final kinda deal, but I did think about that route. I was going to go ahead with just the gasket change but I've been checking up on the oil cap trying to find signs of milky residue but it's all oil, the down side is the oil looks a little sparkly, as if there's metal floating around. So I'm wondering about the health of the engine.