I know I could have found something at a junkyard and rebuilt it myself but by the time I was done I would have spent a month working on it and still manage to screw something up. I am looking for an engine I can trust for 10,000 mile road trips so I went with a factory refurb with a 4 year / million mile warranty for $1799

4.2 E250 Engine

Why a 4.2 6 cylinder and not a monster V8 or V10?  It’s what came stock in my free van and I did not feel like rewiring and replacing almost everything in the engine bay. I don’t tow things and back when she used to run I never had any problems with the 4.2 in the mountains or carrying a heavy load. 80 mph is about as fast as I’ll ever need to go and the 4.2 does 80 with no problems. The engine should be here in a few days. I’m looking forward to getting the old van running again after almost three years of sitting with a dead motor.