Truck has been sitting for like 8-10 yrs?
We have a truck that has been sitting for like 8-10 yrs. And my son wants it for his first truck. I looked in the engine and there has been mice making nest in it. It has tons of rocks and trash in it. But i don't see any wires chewed. It's a Ford Ranger Splash 94 with only 55,000 miles on it. Do you think it would be worth it to tow it to get running again?
What vulcan says - it will be a lot of laborious work so if the tools, the place to work on it out of the elements and the ability to buy special tools as needed are available (along with replacing rotted parts) and you don't find that the engine is just a POS or the transmission is toast (because you can't test either) then it may be worth it. If anything I wrote gives you reason to pause then don't bother with it.
If your son wants to tinker with it then let him. Maybe learn something. It's junk to you right now anyway.
If you are skilled in doing the work it could be worth it, if you have to pay it would not be.
Yeah I would have to have a mechanic do the work. So that sucks.
It's been sitting for 8-10 years. WHY was it parked in the first place? If there were problems back then, it hasn't gotten any better over time. This might be a fun project for father/son bonding, but if your son just wants good running and reliable transportation, I wouldn't recommend it.
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