300/6 Engine Swap
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300/6 Engine Swap
Hi everyone,
This is my first time in the Inline six part of the forum As to why, it's because I currently own a f100 with a 360 fe, and it has blown. My friend has a 300/6, rebuilt about 30, 000 miles ago, looks great, and performs great. I was wondering how hard it would be to go from a 360 to a 300 6. I've already looked at the obvious such as engine mounts and bellhousing on my 4 speed t-18(pretty much going to be a stump puller) but would I need to change radiators? What about the carb linkage? This truck doesn't have a/c or power steering, so those are out of the question, but I was just wondering at what I could possibly be getting myself into. These are perhaps my favorite stocky little engines, so I figured Id take another mans junk into another mans treasure.
This is my first time in the Inline six part of the forum As to why, it's because I currently own a f100 with a 360 fe, and it has blown. My friend has a 300/6, rebuilt about 30, 000 miles ago, looks great, and performs great. I was wondering how hard it would be to go from a 360 to a 300 6. I've already looked at the obvious such as engine mounts and bellhousing on my 4 speed t-18(pretty much going to be a stump puller) but would I need to change radiators? What about the carb linkage? This truck doesn't have a/c or power steering, so those are out of the question, but I was just wondering at what I could possibly be getting myself into. These are perhaps my favorite stocky little engines, so I figured Id take another mans junk into another mans treasure.
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It's been a long time since I did my swap, 15 years, but I don't remember any major hang ups. I went from a 300 to a 36 in a 77 f250. It took me and a friend a weekend and the only glitch I remember was getting our hands on the correct motor mounts on a Sunday morning. The other final hick-up was that we didn't have the new hoses and exhaust pipes on hand for the final hookup. Had to make a trip to the auto parts store prior to driving it home on Monday. All and all I think everything we needed was pretty much interchangeable or we took it off one engine and placed it on the other.
Good Luck.
Good Luck.
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I went from a 390 (the same engine block as a 360) to a 300. You can prob. do a search and find my thread. The engines take diff. bellhousings. Your exh. will be diff. starter will be diff. Rad. inl/outl are diff. size and place. Motor mounts are moved forward to the existing holes. My trans X member had to be moved, but shafts were ok. You have to be aware of your oil pan. Ford made three for the 300: front,mid, and rear sump. You can use any, although you may have the rear type with the dip stick in the pan. If you change the pan, there is a oem little plug in front of the dizzy. You can drill it and pry it out, and use a thru block dip stick for the front or mid pan, but you have to change the oil p/u and tube as well.
Your mpg will go up about 50%.
Good luck.
Your mpg will go up about 50%.
Good luck.
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I know..bringing up a dead thread..but I still have some unanswered questions in the lingering..even by trading this old thing I got to thinking. Could I still use my Fe radiator.? I know the hoses are different sizes and place..but what about some sort of flex hose? I don't believe the x member will need moving cuz the tranny will be the same..sorry again..but I didn't wanna start a new thread when I had one goin haha
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