Updates...
Since I couldn't use the heater hose hardlines, I had to come up with a way to run the heater hoses a different way. Due to the FEAD bracket, access to the water pump heater hose outlet would be challenging without a premade hose. I ended up using the premade hose that connects the water pump outlet to the hardline. From there, a 90* fitting was used to connect to standard heater hose. Notice how tight things are in this area...
Here the hoses are connected...
Tucked away nice and neat. It had to be for the AC hose, upper radiator hose, and air intake tube, which all fits in this area...
Got the two vacuum plugs installed, one in the front, one in the back, which you can't see...
Next was the TPS plug, got it extended and plugged up...
Next, the airbox. I had a thought of using spectre polished tube, since you can get it in assorted bends and straights to basically route it where you need it. While that would have worked, and would have been pricey, I decided to try for the stock look. So I started looking at what I had to work with, and I came up with something. I'll be using the stock box, the explorer elbow. I modified the box cover to accept the MAF housing, which I unbolted from the explorer box cover. I started by cutting off the round tube the intake tube attaches to...
I then mocked up the MAF in place, marked and drilled the mounting holes, ran a few pieces of insulation tape to seal the cover to the MAF housing, and bolted the MAF to the cover...
Inside the cover...
Next obstacle, the low pressure switch is in the way...
I pulled the switch, and installed the cover. By pure luck I was able to reinstall the switch, though it is touching the cover, but its not pushing against it. You can actually remove and install the cover without removing the switch, but you have to push down on the cover to install and remove it...
The cover, intake tube and MAF installed. Don't you just love a stock look?
Next up, the remote oil filter housing. These are the bolts on the right that they come with (5/16). I upgraded the bolts to the ones on the left (3/8), the housing is already drilled large enough to accept these...
I was very limited on where I could mount the housing, the hoses are only 30" in length, and its a little bulky. The only place that really was protected was right behind the bumper, so I made a bracket that ran right behind the bumper that mounted between the framerails...
Here it is mounted. I would have installed the filters, but Dave picked up the wrong filters (FL820S), the housing accepts FL1A style filters, so I'm gonna swap them out when I pick up the AC line tomorrow...
Next up, the kooling fans. After test fitting them in the truck, I pulled the radiator to get them mounted. I had these fans in SVT. The 3rd gen ranger and 1st and 2nd gen ranger/B2 core supports are slightly different. I was able to mount them flush with the top and bottom of the radiator in my ranger, but on this radiator, they hang over just a bit. I didn't care for this, but didn't really have a choice, so they were mounted hanging over the top and bottom equally...
I also reused the connector from the old fan setup, allowing quick removal if necessary...
I was able to install the radiator with the fans mounted to the radiator. Here is the clearance with the fans installed...
Next up the lower radiator hose. The stock lower hose fits the radiator, but the water pump end is slightly larger on the 5.0. So I decided to stretch the hose to fit the water pump. Here I'm stretching/molding the hose to fit it by using an exhaust pipe expander, I opened it up, then sat it in the sun for a couple hours. Didn't really get hot enough, so I used my heat gun and put some heat to it. I'm letting it sit overnight so it will hold the new size. My original plan was to cut it short, and use a reducer to connect the pipe to the water pump. Decided to use this method. The hose is in great shape, looked fairly new, so replacement will be a few years down the road. I may fab up a replacement setup so Dave won't have to mess with this later. Dave, PM me about this...
Next was hooking up the trans kooling lines. The upper connection was too tight and contacting the power steering pump bracket, so I installed a 90* fitting at the radiator to get more clearance, the lower fit without issues...
The trans end, however, was different. The line had a couple kinks in it that I didn't initially see when I got them from the junkyard, so I cut out the bad spot, which was near the end of the line at the trans, and flared and installed a union to join the line back together. This ensures a trouble free repair that can withstand the line pressure...
Flaring one of the lines...
Replacement piece installed...
Moving onto the upper radiator hose. Using the stock explorer upper, I trimmed off pieces off both ends...
Then installed the hose...
Almost. I also had to take a piece out the middle. I'll get a coupling to join the two halves back together. The loom thats installed protects the hose from rubbing the air intake tube, and since it's no longer in the same spot, it'll be used to cover the coupling, for cosmetic appearance...
And here is the engine bay as it sits. Only thing thats left is the overdrive switch, the driveshaft needs to be shortened and installed, the lower radiator hose installed, and the AC line installed. Once I install the correct oil filters and fill all the fluids, this will be ready for a first start...
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