All the ducting is blocked off. But that sounds about right. Just one less thing to go wrong. Around 98 or 99, the Explorers got a returnless setup. Needless to say the gutless 3. And nobody can accuse this Ranger from being anything less than bad-ass. Got the truck fired up, rear driveshaft made and actually drove the truck down my street for the first time in 2 years so I'm stoked!! I used a totaled 93 cobra as a donor.
The other style looked like half a tennis ball for lack of better explanation. The serpentine belt should be 1325mm in length and 4-spline. Best of luck on your swap. Just sitting at work reading some forums, but according to a tech article over at ranger station, if you have a 95-2000 Explorer motor and a 98+ it is a drop a go swap, they don't have much explanation as far as wiring leading you to believe that the harness mates. Screw the electronic transmission i will do away with that and get a c4 new or rebuilt. I can get the transmission as well if that would be easier to make the switch. Were you able to find an engine from a mustang? After all the mounts are made, you should be able to fully bolt in the motor.
Ford states that this motor requires 55 psi of fuel and a return line back to the tank with a regulator. He's got about a 4-6 week schedule right now. One guy hinted that with a little creative engine placement he used factory drive shafts. If you are going carb then use a mustang engine and intake and heads and cam. It just seems more bang for the buck to just buy a reman or new 302 carb engine and tran than to have to rebuild the v6 and worrie about all the other parts down the road and faulty sensors and stuff.
In the case of the Explorer returnless fuel pumps, those are nothing but traditional 1 speed return-style pumps since they use an in-tank fuel pressure regulator to maintain pressure. You could see an indention on the molding of the case where it would normally have been drilled out. Murph A V8 swap for a ranger is alot of work. The older style had the traditional hookup where you slide in a speedo cable with speed sensor on the end and it spun on the gear. I can confirm a Ranger transfer case will not bolt up to a 4r70w. I am not a fan of limited slip and the ranger has been one of the worsest out of all my limited slip vehicals about bad traction and spining 1tire to easly. Then theres the oil filter relocator kit and custom driveshaft.
The passenger side is a different story. I don't know much about what can and can't be done in the newer stuff. I care less about failing emssions. . How much would it cost? I would love to fit a 351 in if it did not mean i had to give up the heater box and other thangs. Is it possible for me to change from an automatic to a manual with the v8? I am hoping that one of you guys who has done this before could give me an idea or a list of everything involved.
But if it does end up not flowing enough at some point I will address it in my forum submission. Also take into consideration whether your motor comes with a wiring harness and all the sensors. I hope to here from more people soon im still bogeled and have alot of stuff left to wonder on fit issues. If you want more info search the forum. Mine has a northern allstar 3 core conversion available on ebay. Yeah returnless fuel pumps are special pumps designed to be speed controlled. If nothing is really an issue then.
I don't know if you would have to take the bench seat out or not. A for fitment it should be like most other rangers even of older years, I think the frame has basically stayed the same for like ever. So you'll also want to get the front driveshaft from the donor at the same time you get the engine, tranny, and Xfer case. As for seats mine has bickets from a 88 mustang gt, gives it some more room, and easy to put in. Thank you guys so much and im sure this is one of them just search the forum questions. The only catch would be things like return style vs returnless fuel systems. I will be using the 97 computer so I have to swap the entire fuel system, no pats and shouldn't have too much of an issue with the speedo.
These are why the firewall needs to be cut and reshaped. I will be replacing my 2. If your truck is a torsion bar front suspension, the '96-'02 Explorer 5. But i was going to do that swap, it didn't work out. The stock Ranger fuel pump has a regulator right in the tank that is right around 60 psi. Easy to work with, any drive shaft shop can build you a shaft.
. I have a late 97 Mountaineer parts truck I am using for the swap. So you'll also want to get the front driveshaft from the donor at the same time you get the engine, tranny, and Xfer case. I would love to same money and find a donor vehical but i much rather prefer spending the extra cash for a already mostly built engine thats new or reman with new fresh parts and already runs. They look similar, but I think the flange that the front driveshaft bolts to the Xfer case with changed somewhere between 96-01. The rearend on your truck will be fine.