Hi Guys
Wondering if some one could offer a little advise,
After replacing my the timing belt on my 2001 Jackaroo 4jx1 it ran the best it ever has for 3 days,(think it may have been a tooth out before) then it blew 3 water hoses in 4 days.
My guess is they had never been replaced since new, I've only had this vehicle for 6 months.
Now the problem is that its done the cylinder head and is pushing out coolant via the over flow in the radiator loosing about half the contents then it starts to over heat after half hr. But actually runs really good considering.
So the question is, should i just get a replacement cylinder head kit on line for just over $1000 or replace the whole dam engine?
Replacement engine seems to be about $5k for a fully reconditioned. I have been thinking about a Jap import too at around $3K
Any advise would be appreciated as I'm not a great mechanic but between me and a friend how is, would we just be asking for trouble in only doing the head replacement?