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I tried to get one of the bell housing bolts from the yard when I picked the engine up, but they'd long since swept them into a pile and hauled off all the bolts from the floor that day off. None of them knew right off what size it was. A few guesses, but nothing I felt comfortable with remembering....

No notching with the L&Ls...that's enough to sell me on them.

Chris

cjcnomor4, you mention the Mustang oil pan working, but what about the 97 V8 Explorer's Factory Aluminum oil pan? Will it work as well or is there advantages to changing the pan out? I mentioned in another thread about the notch with the plug in it. I remember reading Malcolm's website where he show...

Looking on the L&L website, I see they sell a kit for converting Rangers. http://www.landlproducts.com/302RangerBronco2wd.htm It includes: Engine Mounts Custom Oil Pan 90° Oil Filter Relocator 2wd Headers They are asking a grand for all this. Can you get these parts cheaper from other vendors or...

Malcolm, another tidbit about the engine, it has that same bump on the driver's side that you had to notch your motor mount for. However my block has an Alan Screw in it. I wonder if it's a water passage of some sort.

Anybody know what this bump is and why older blocks don't have this?

Chris

Thanks for that heads-up. I didn't even think about that, but you are absolutely right. Different heads have different plug placements/angles. Where do I get info on what headers are compatible with what heads? For instance, L&L headers worked very well with the Edelbrock aluminum heads Malcolm ...

I got the engine home and it's sitting on a tire in the barn. After seeing it lifted off it's crate, I can see now it is the same block. All my worrying about it not working were for nothing. It's official, I'm an idiot. The 2 bolts I saw were near the elbow adapter but have nothing to do with it. I...

Without doing major mods, I don't think you'll be able to use full length headers. I've only seen pics of people's swaps that had the shorties, then the exhaust line that came up to the header in the engine compartment, not down near the tranny the way a full-length header would. Even with the short...

That's a relief... As for "making it work" I never shy away from a challenge however some challenges are just not worth the returns. As long as I can use this block, I'll look around for a Mustang puter and harness if trying to make the Explorer computer work is going to be that big of a h...

ok, now I understand...I read your other post before this one.

I wasn't quite sure what to make of Stranger's post. I think part of his response was meant for a different thread. With the exception of the 1st sentence or two, it didn't appear to deal with the oil filter/cooler issue. But yes, it's an 89 Ranger 2wd 5-speed, currently with a 2.9L. If you were res...

I wasn't quite sure what to make of Stranger's post. I think part of his response was meant for a different thread. With the exception of the 1st sentence or two, it didn't appear to deal with the oil filter/cooler issue. But yes, it's an 89 Ranger 2wd 5-speed, currently with a 2.9L. If you were res...

I pick up the engine tomorrow, however I went by to look at it today. They had it pulled and waiting for me. I wanted to find out what all I'll need to have ready to strap it down and what I'll need to get it out of the bed of my truck once I get it home. While looking at it, I noticed that the oil ...

you are going to have to set up your fuel system so the vapor control side can hold a vacuum of 14 in/h2o. its abount 1 in/hg and hold it for 1 minute. that means youll need the vapor mangagment valve (vmv), charcoal canister, and canister vent solenoid (cv), and fuel tank pressure (ftp) sensor (mo...

I have a feeling I'll need those at my fingertips. The pneumatics are simple enough I think I can figure out, however the wiring is intimidating without some guidance from documentation as to what's what. Here's another thought. I know computers also handle shift strength and shift points based on e...