Hey folks, new to the forum. I've got a big problem I'm hoping to get some help with on my truck. Haven't had any degradation in performance lately but the other day I fired her up and she was making some loud sounds and stalling at low idle. Had to keep engine rev'd high with the brake on to limp to the mechanic. They replaced injector, but still couldn't fix it and referred me to the dealer who checked and said zero compression on #4 cyl. They want $700 to take head apart and investigate, but also quoted me $5k for 90k used engine or $8k for long block. I could spend the $700 and still need to fork over the cash for the engine, or just call it a loss, since KBB is only $7500. Scrap...trade...fix?? Other ideas?? Any advice is much appreciated!
'04 Ram 1500 SLT Quad Cab
5.7L Hemi
K&N, brake/tow pkg
135,000 mi