well i work at a dealer so i wont give you a suggested price, more then likely the water pump or idler pulley took a dump and caused the belt to go because those belts normally go along way, i would however use oem parts, the water pump has been updated to a better part, if you go rebuilt you may get an old design part, im not a ford tech but i would seriously advise getting that belt replaced on the ford, i heard some horror stories of what happens when they break and i would hate to see you post about a new cyl head for that
Thanks for the input, as of now I have not received the cost of fixing. But, as far as my bank account is concerned, $1.00 is 99 cents to much!
As for the questions asked:
The water pump was replaced in Feb. 2001 - 10 days after the extened warrenty expired!
That the first thing I did when I got the car in 1999, but, I have not gone in for the Transaxle Interlock recall.
Is that before or after fixing the Anti-lock brakes system, struts, broken air cleaner housing, or broken driver seat . Or paying for the new fuel lines, tires, alignment or themostat that I already installed this year. :-)
My late cousin use to call them Fix or Repair Daily, My Late Dad just call them F*RT's! Yet, It has lasted the longest with most of it's orginal parts still intact.
It is the 3.0 V6, however, I have never head it called the "Vulcan." Maybe that is why it "lives long and prospers!"
Yeah, there wasn't much need to call it the Vulcan until Ford offered two
3.0L engines in 1996-present. It is however an extremely reliable engine. Having a chain it doesn't need to be replaced or serviced unless there is a problem. Also, it's amazing you haven't had any transmission problems.
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