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Engine Swap
Have an '86 F250 with an inline 300 6 cyl in it. Have done a trade for a '83 460 cid. The 460 is coming out from an automatic tranny and the '86 has a Warner T-18 manual 4spd. I am pretty sure that the 460 should bolt right up to the 4spd manual, but just wanted to ask if anyone knew for sure?
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Ok so I will have to get a bell housing from a truck that had the 460 in it and the same manual transmission. I can just buy the new clutch and plate since I will be switching it out I will just do new. Does that make sense?
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You can easily tell without knowing the year by looking at the front of the engine, behind the harmonic damper.
If it is a tubular spacer the engine has internal balance.
If it has a 'hatchet' counter weight like this, it is external.
If it is a tubular spacer the engine has internal balance.
If it has a 'hatchet' counter weight like this, it is external.
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I'm not sure I understand - Did you swap trucks or did you get a 460 to put in your 86 to replace the 300? I've read and re-read your first post but am still confused.
The reason I ask is that the engine perches, the things bolted & riveted to the frame, are different between those for a 460 vs a 300.
The reason I ask is that the engine perches, the things bolted & riveted to the frame, are different between those for a 460 vs a 300.
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I have an '86 F250 and it has the 300 in line in it with a 4 spd manual. I also have an 83' with a 460 in it and an automatic transmission. I want to put the 460 into the '86 after I remove the 300.