at home engine replacement

[MYTQUIK]

Have you checked any of the small car lots on HWY 99,
Aurora AVE, Evergreen WY or Lake City WY? A lot of the smaller lots don’t advertise.

 

[Squirrelsmith]

Buy a decent Tahoe or Yukon that you can drive for a little while, then buy a house next door or across the street from a mechanic (single or with a badgering wife) that likes beer and the rest is simple.

That's kind of what I'm doing. My best friend at work that I stand next to for 40 hours a week is a car guy. He recently put a 1980s mercedes turbo diesel engine in his toyota truck. Made a lot of parts for the swap at our work, we are prototype machinist. He is always down to help out.

 

[Squirrelsmith]

Have you checked any of the small car lots on HWY 99,
Aurora AVE, Evergreen WY or Lake City WY? A lot of the smaller lots don’t advertise.

I have not been doing that. I live on 99 just before you get to downtown everett. So I probably should be

 

[swathdiver]

Nice Yukon near me for under 4K on CL. How far you willing to drive?

 

[MYTQUIK]

I have not been doing that. I live on 99 just before you get to downtown everett. So I probably should be

I’m in the area also. If I see a low mile non barn door 4x4 I’ll let you know.

 

[Squirrelsmith]

I’m in the area also. If I see a low mile non barn door 4x4 I’ll let you know.

thanks!

 

[Squirrelsmith]

Nice Yukon near me for under 4K on CL. How far you willing to drive?

has to be in washington state

 

[mals]

I have not been doing that. I live on 99 just before you get to downtown everett. So I probably should be

Are you also looking at Facebook Marketplace listings in your area? As much as I don't like FB, the use of the market place as a classified section is really starting to replace the use of Craigslist in my area. A quick search for listings around Everett, WA shows a ton of NBS and a handful of OBS tahoes and yukons. If your up for a 2-door model there is one in Marysville that might be a fun ride.

 

[Squirrelsmith]

I havent been on facebook in forever. I actually forgot my password to it as well as the password to the email account i used to set it up

 

[nadthomas]

Before spending more money on something that you know is essentially going to be a restoration project out of the gate, and being unsure of your ability to execute said project. I would be sourcing an engine for that Grand Cherokee that is just sitting in your driveway. Find a used engine on car-parts.com from a local yard, that tested the engine before pulling it, and will provide at least a short warranty. If you drop the exact same engine in, its generally a pretty straight forward process and good for a first time wrencher. Just bag and label everything, even if you don't know what it is assign it a letter or number. Organization is key if you want to get it back together correctly.

Depending on your definition I am a millennial myself, just an older one. I replaced my first engine back in 05 right after college. I had done really simple things like a cold air intake, alternator, and one oil change myself. Nothing close to an engine swap, and I had to pay shops to do almost all of my maintenance up to that point. I had spun a bearing in the car I owned at the time, and after doing a good amount of research I replaced the motor myself using a Ford tech CD and Haynes manual as two sources for reference. I did it in my parents garage largely using a just a standard 300 piece craftsman tool set, an additional set of wrenches, pliers, and screwdrivers. Also, I was a computer science engineer major, so its not like college or my career helped prepare for the task.

Since replacing that first motor I do all of my own automotive work(except tires and paint). With the exception of when I have purchase newer cars and something needs done under warranty. Even then I still cringe at having someone else touch my car, because when I get the car home and check it over I almost always find something that they half-assed.