My buddy is looking to buy a truck down the street from me and im pretty sure its a 84 0r 85. i know for a fact that its auto 4wd and efi

The guy said it needs a new head. Now idk if he means head gasket or a whole new head... help me figure this one out. The truck doesant run right now but with a new head? it will run according to him.

so whats the verdict. my friend doesant want to spend alot. and a whole new head could cost alot

is this more trouble then i think plz help me

 

i dont think 84 or 85 had the auto as an option.. you sure its not newer thats been sas'ed?

new heads arent that hard to find. you're looking at a couple hundred to got it back up and running.

 

Im pretty sure its the body style as your guys.
Its deff not like mine thats for sure.
Yeah i was thinking a junk yard or something... possibly
you cant always trust them if you know what i mean

 

I'm fairly sure a guy i knew from a job quite a few years ago had a 84 with a auto. had solid axle, 85/84 body style.

 

My truck, according to the guy I bought it is an '85, and I've been hesitant to believe him. First, the interior is brown, and I've seen a lot of brown 86's, hardly any 85's with that. And, my Runner was originally an auto, it still has the little light up box in the dash for overdrive.

 

I own an 85 ext cab EFI AUTOMATIC.

It WAS all stock. Now not so much.

And speaking from experience, don't just put a new head or rework it and not check the rest of it out...I got an 87 sitting in my shop right now that I wasted a bunch of $$$ on that I could have just rebuilt the whole damn engine by now to begin with and have come out way cheaper.

 

My buddy also has an Auto that was stock. It was indeed an option starting in 1984.

 

i stand corrected

 

what if we put a new head on and it doesant run?????????????

then we have a problem