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Old 12-31-2011, 09:00 PM   #1
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ive been having trouble with my truck over heating for a while....never could fig out what it was so finally took it to a shop.thats were i got bad news i have a cracked head so come fri and 1000 dollars later ill have new heads and no more cooling problems
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Old 12-31-2011, 09:01 PM   #2
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did you check and see how much it would be to magna flux the head?
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Old 12-31-2011, 09:06 PM   #3
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not really sure what that is? this is only my sec truck and first ever motor work
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grrrrr nevermind...... have you asked them if they can fix the head you have now.....
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Not good but glad to hear you are fixing it up
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Old 12-31-2011, 09:09 PM   #6
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ya i had a feeling it was bad but didnt want to face it....was about to trade it in, then found out it was the head. and it was all caused due to the propeller inside the water pumping breaking off....they think theyll be able to fix the original heads
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did you check and see how much it would be to magna flux the head?

Magna fluxing is not fixing the head. Magna fluxing is a fine powder with an electromagnetic charge that finds small cracks in the head.
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Magna fluxing is not fixing the head. Magna fluxing is a fine powder with an electromagnetic charge that finds small cracks in the head.
yeah realised that after wards....... and just didnt edit my earlier post......
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Probably should have so not to confuse the OP, ya dig?
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ya i had a feeling it was bad but didnt want to face it....was about to trade it in, then found out it was the head. and it was all caused due to the propeller inside the water pumping breaking off....they think theyll be able to fix the original heads

Thats good they can fix it. After that, we will help you mod the ranger!!!
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