Z Fury
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I have a few questions about my 1994 K-Blazer. Due to ridiculous difficulties + laziness on my part, my truck has been sitting stationary for the past 12 months with a dead starter. I'm pushing forward on replacing the starter (I can explain my issues if anyone really cares) this weekend. The goal is to start the truck this weekend (God willing). What should I do before turning the key? I plan on adding a bit of oil to the top end since I'm sure most of the oil has come off of the top end. It is due for an oil change, so I plan on doing that as soon as I know it runs. Anything else to consider that is non-fluid level related?
Also, having sat for 12 months and me spending several hours underneath it, it pains me to see fresh oil on the bottom of the truck. Basically, it is leaking from somewhere above the oil pan (oil pan is in great shape). Based on the lack of power it had before the dead starter, I'm guessing blown head/intake gasket or possibly cracked head/block. Seeing as the engine has over 200K on it and I'm too damn broke to get a new vehicle, a new engine is in order. In a perfect world I'd drop a 5.3 or 6.0 in it and live the high life, but money is an issue and I don't know of anyone in the Indianapolis area that can do the conversion (way out of my league). Any recommendations on a crate engine? Jasper, etc.? I'm looking for a factory replacement, or something with a slight bump in power. The truck just needs to run reliably - I don't currently care about power numbers so long as I can drive it out of town/state without fear of being stranded.
Any suggestions for the above is greatly appreciated. Life has dealt me a bad hand lately, and my plans of replacing the Blazer with something modern have been put on hold indefinitely, but I need a reliable truck living where I live.
Cliffs:
1. Truck has sat for 12 months. What should I do before I start it up?
2. Engine is dying and I need a factory replacement. Any recommendations (with a budget in mind)?
Also, having sat for 12 months and me spending several hours underneath it, it pains me to see fresh oil on the bottom of the truck. Basically, it is leaking from somewhere above the oil pan (oil pan is in great shape). Based on the lack of power it had before the dead starter, I'm guessing blown head/intake gasket or possibly cracked head/block. Seeing as the engine has over 200K on it and I'm too damn broke to get a new vehicle, a new engine is in order. In a perfect world I'd drop a 5.3 or 6.0 in it and live the high life, but money is an issue and I don't know of anyone in the Indianapolis area that can do the conversion (way out of my league). Any recommendations on a crate engine? Jasper, etc.? I'm looking for a factory replacement, or something with a slight bump in power. The truck just needs to run reliably - I don't currently care about power numbers so long as I can drive it out of town/state without fear of being stranded.
Any suggestions for the above is greatly appreciated. Life has dealt me a bad hand lately, and my plans of replacing the Blazer with something modern have been put on hold indefinitely, but I need a reliable truck living where I live.
Cliffs:
1. Truck has sat for 12 months. What should I do before I start it up?
2. Engine is dying and I need a factory replacement. Any recommendations (with a budget in mind)?