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Hey all,
I was just getting ready to pull my upper & lower intake manifolds for new gaskets and rocker arm covers for new gaskets on my 93 4.0.
While in there I was going to change my rockers and pushrods because they have the usual ticking noise to them.
Then....as luck would have it, a guy was selling a 97 4.0 OHV with only 120,000 on the clock for dirt, dirt cheap...basically "I need this outta my shop to make room" cheap!!
He was in the middle of doing a 5.0 swap into his 2 wheel drive 97 Ranger.
He even threw in the 5 speed with the deal for no extra!
So now I'm at a crossroads....
Do I just proceed with my re-gasketing and rocker replacement on my '93 motor, or go to the trouble of swapping over all the external parts and changing entire engines (actually the cheaper route, believe it or not)?
If I do pull my 93 motor out, I cant for the life of me see how it will clear the still connected air conditioning lines that are routed IN FRONT of the engine (thanks Ford!!)
I really don't want to disconnect the lines because it's an R-12 system and it still works just fine, if you can believe that??!!
So tell me, will I be able to clear it?
I know I will have to pull radiator, fan & fan clutch, etc to make room....but I don't want to get 3/4 of the way through removal and find out it wont clear the lines....
Whats the consensus please?
Thanks!
I was just getting ready to pull my upper & lower intake manifolds for new gaskets and rocker arm covers for new gaskets on my 93 4.0.
While in there I was going to change my rockers and pushrods because they have the usual ticking noise to them.
Then....as luck would have it, a guy was selling a 97 4.0 OHV with only 120,000 on the clock for dirt, dirt cheap...basically "I need this outta my shop to make room" cheap!!
He was in the middle of doing a 5.0 swap into his 2 wheel drive 97 Ranger.
He even threw in the 5 speed with the deal for no extra!
So now I'm at a crossroads....
Do I just proceed with my re-gasketing and rocker replacement on my '93 motor, or go to the trouble of swapping over all the external parts and changing entire engines (actually the cheaper route, believe it or not)?
If I do pull my 93 motor out, I cant for the life of me see how it will clear the still connected air conditioning lines that are routed IN FRONT of the engine (thanks Ford!!)
I really don't want to disconnect the lines because it's an R-12 system and it still works just fine, if you can believe that??!!
So tell me, will I be able to clear it?
I know I will have to pull radiator, fan & fan clutch, etc to make room....but I don't want to get 3/4 of the way through removal and find out it wont clear the lines....
Whats the consensus please?
Thanks!
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