damiancorrine said:

Read a bit on this but everyone seems to track off into other issues .

Is this a straight swap ?
What might I need to have ? Need ?
3.9 out of a manual and 3.5 is auto ?

Feeling head gasket gone on 3.5 despite all its other issues and offered a 3.9 for £150

Cheers

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jamesmartin said:

id put the 3.9 efi and cam in the 3.5

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damiancorrine said:

We have a 3.9 sort of built trialer with a 3.9 never any issues . The other hybrid we bought with a 3.5 efi has never run right since we bought it .... bad starting .. rough running ... no power and sluggish ... **** idle all over the place . Starts one day and then never again until it feels like it . Also compressions are a bit out on 2 cylinders 175 on 6 and 155 on other 2 . Purchased new rotor new cap new plugs new leads , checked timing with piston 1 up and rotor facing it .... won't start ... tdc marks are nowhere near each other on fly wheel with piston 1 up .... spark seems ok at plugs ... fuel coming out of pipe pre fuel reg when undone ..... vacuum pipes with bolts in ... vacuum pipe off fuel regulator goes to nothing ... all bit of a mess really ... has run and was moved ... week.later not a sausage ... easy start down.plenium in and not a sausage ... sort of giving up

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