May be a little late now, but I would replace the intake manifold with a Dorman replacement.
The OEM design has issues with cracking around the t-stat housing, and you have to replace the entire manifold when it happens. The Dorman has a better design for both the t-stat area and the gaskets.

 

yes that's what to do with the ac and ps, you'll need a puller for the ps pump pulley, you can get one from Autozone loan a tool or buy one from harbor freight tools.

I remember getting the starter off is a PITA
the engine mounts are a pain also

 

Ok guys, forgive me for this next question. I removed the intake from the 02 motor getting ready to pull it. I compared it to the 01 and noticed a difference. I don't know what all the parts are called, but the plastic "bowl" of the intake is much larger on one than the other. Is this something to be concerned about?

 

Does the "smaller" intake have orange and blue o-rings for gaskets? If so, that is a Dorman replacement (the better one to have).
The OEM intake manifold has a baffle on the bottom of it that is not needed, so the Dorman does not have it.

If that is not what your talking about, then no idea. Got a pic?

 

I'm at work at the fire station right now. I'm trying to have pictures sent to me but haven't gotten them yet. I haven't pulled both intakes yet, I just noticed that one was larger than the other, and I can't remember which one was larger. As soon as I get pictures, I will post them. I have a picture of the valley after I pulled the intake and it appears to have grey orings for gaskets.

 

Grey Orings @ intake

 

Dorman uses o-rings, OEM uses a gasket.

THIS Thread has some pics comparing the 2.

Left is OEM, right is Dorman.

 

Thanks, that cleared everything up perfectly. It appears that the replacement motor already has the Dorman.

 

Cool. That much better.

Just FYI, I would keep the old COP so when some go bad you have spares.

 

If the replacement motor has the Dorman intake, will I have to replace the orings if I remove the intake? I am debating on removing it to make it easier to get the motor in.

 

The engine is easier to remove and install with the intake off.
If the manifold was recently done (within the past year or so) then probably no problem reusing them. I believe they are silicone, so they should last and be able to be taken off without much issue even if on for a long time.
Dorman does sell an o-ring kit (615-188G) for it. You could always get the kit just in case and return it if not needed.

 

Thanks for the help. I just got the old motor out. Determined that the replacement motor still has the factory intake. Ordering the Dorman today. Going to go ahead and replace the heater hoses while I'm at it, and the valve cover gaskets.

 

Ok finished the motor swap this morning. Drove the truck for over an hour, everything was great. Then it started to miss. Had it scanned, miss on #8. I didn't replace the old coils. What would be a good recommendation?

 

Swap the #8 and #5 COP. If the code follows the COP, replace it.
Did you get extra COP with the old motor?
If not, most will recommend Motorcraft of Veston (sp) coils.
Most all others are cheap coils with aluminum instead of copper windings and give out quickly.
I had found a company on e-bay that sold copper wound ones for less than OEM or veston, but don't remember what they were called (ACP? maybe).

edit: it is ARAParts. Here is one of their listings for our truck.

 

I ordered new coils last night. While I'm waiting on them to be delivered, I swapped out #8 coil with another one. Drove it all day, no miss. I also did the odometer fix today as well.

Not sure if I ever want to do another 5.4 swap.