Hi All H3 members, Just sold my H2 which I liked,but just wanted a change I guess,and am buying a H3 in a couple of days, it is grey in color, and runs real good, needs tires which am replacing as soon as I pick it with 285/75/16 stock wheels, don't think any problem just going up a little , do you? BTW the 3 has 120k so am doing service on diffs and transfer case asap, anything else I should look out for, its going to be used offroad mostly, in the desert in so ca. Thanks Cowboy

 

What year? That will depend greatly on any issues.

 

Sorry bout that !! guess it would help ! 2007

 

Some 2007s had the head issue.

 

Is there anyway to check it out ? BTW, thought it was only the 06's that had the head problem, up to a certain vin# is this wrong? and its 07's also ? thanks

 

2007s, 08s, 09s, 10s may have had "a head issue", but not "the" head issue. Impossible because the head issue was only for the 3.5L L52 I5 motors built before 03/31/2006, and 2007s+ all have 3.7L LLR motors.

Going to 285s is really going up in size when you consider Adventures all came stock with 285s, so no issues there.

 

You are correct. The S/Ns affected is any 2006 H3 lower than 28759 all having L52 motors built before 03/31/06.

That is not to say that no other Atlas Inline motor will never have some other head or valve train problem, some did, just not "The" head issue.

 

Thanks Doc, for clearing that up and the 285 non issue !! Cowboy

 

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