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Are you pulling the trans too or just the motor?
Basically you have to disconnect the battery, remove the hood, remove all the external connections to the motor -- radiator & hoses, fuel line, electrical. Then remove exhaust, take off motor mount bolts and disconnect motor from trans. Using a lift remove the motor.
Take a lot of pictures and get some tape and label the wires and hoses so you can get it back together.
Basically you have to disconnect the battery, remove the hood, remove all the external connections to the motor -- radiator & hoses, fuel line, electrical. Then remove exhaust, take off motor mount bolts and disconnect motor from trans. Using a lift remove the motor.
Take a lot of pictures and get some tape and label the wires and hoses so you can get it back together.
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need engine help
need ideas on where to locate good rebuidable cores just incase my engine is not rebuidable found coolant in oil and leack was located on pasanger side head gasket dismantled top side of motor dident see any damage to head or block reasambled using new gaskets got timing set engine still wouldent fire start run charged battory whent to try later to stat the next day turned engine over still wouldent start found coolant alll coolant leeking frome exaust header on drivers side where it connects to exaust system any ideas on what could be rong motor would start and run just fine on first or second turn quit using when coolant leek discoverd
now she wont run at all
would like to keep as stock as possissable and as cheap as possissable in getting engine fixed
any help appreatchiated
thanks alot in advance for any ideas advice
now she wont run at all
would like to keep as stock as possissable and as cheap as possissable in getting engine fixed
any help appreatchiated
thanks alot in advance for any ideas advice
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If you suspect your block is unusable and you dont want anything more than a stock replacement engine, it might be just as easy to buy an already rebuilt long block or find a running used one. O'reileys and others sell rebuilt long and short blocks.
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Swapping in anything with efi will be more expensive and time consuming than I think you would want. Depending on where you're located lots of people find a running 390 for 350-600 bucks.
I'm not trying to be rude here, but a little punctuation goes a long way and makes it much easier to read.
I'm not trying to be rude here, but a little punctuation goes a long way and makes it much easier to read.
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76 f150 motor info
have 1976 ford f150 with 390 motor what other motors will fit in this truck with very little modification thincking of newer motor with efi any info apreatchiated thanks brian
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any body in the billings montana ariea know where to get a good running 390 engine as cheap as possissable cant seem to locate one
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hello there again i have 1976... f150 ...with bad 390 motor .was wandering if there is a diesel motor that would fit in this truck ..or any. other motor that would fit evain of it requires some work what motor will fit in this truck 360 390 or larger any info gratly apreatchiated
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From: Sweethome Or
there a deisals you can put in your truck but they'll take way more work than your looking it.. the cummins fit nice but motors alone run 1,000 bucks or more and the early 6.9/7.3 fit but require cab modification if you run a turbo... the powerstrokes need a massive wiring setup and computer to run them and are still very high in price...then theres mounts, trannys, exhoust, radiator and plumbing....personnalyi'd keep chasing a 369-390-428 or maybe a 352...its nt the most powerful but would get the truck moving again..
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Dude you are making my head hurt. No offense but you need to download Firefox and use the built in spell check. Plus, like mentioned before, a little punctuation goes a long way.
As for your question as to what will fit: anything will fit if you have the time and money.
As for your question as to what will fit: anything will fit if you have the time and money.
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I may be wrong, but I get the idea that you may not be qualified to tackle a task such as an engine swap. I say this by the type of questions you are asking.
My advise would be to save your money. buy a crate motor, and pay a professional to install it and break it in for you.
you can then learn more about the mechanics of the motor by performing the basic routine maintenance and replacement of bolt on accessories.