Wkatt, don't feel too bad about the cost, so far. I paid $895 for the '93 Taurus below, it ended up costing me another $2500 to fix it! After getting it running again, I traded it in for $900, for my '01 Ranger.
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Good Luck...
mj
'01 Ford Ranger 3.0 Super Cab, K&N Air, MaxFlow Exhaust, Oversize Tires 
'93 Ford Taurus 3.0 (Ugh! What a MONEY PIT! Traded it in for the '01 Ranger) 
'87 Ford Ranger 2.3 Super Cab (Owned it for 16 years until some clown t-boned me in it!) 
'92 Ford Aerostar 3.0 (Gave it to Ex in Divorce Settlement) Hehe...
'74 Ford Maverick 250 ci (Great car! 110 mph on Autoban! Traded it in for the '87 Ranger)
'66 Ford Mustang 200 ci (Screwed up and SOLD IT!!)  | 
