Engine swap options
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Engine swap options
I've decided to swap the engine out on my 82 F100 flairside. It currently has an engine from a 76 in it that a PO swapped (4.9 inline 6). I would like to replace it with another inline, what year models will be the most straight forward? Looking to stay around $500.
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Another good place to ask that question is here:
Ford Inline Six, 200, 250, 4.9L / 300 - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums
Ford Inline Six, 200, 250, 4.9L / 300 - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums
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Thanks, I posted there, also if anyone knows, would it be possible to drop my flareside bed in place of a straight side and what that would take, would it be easier than an engine swap? Just trying to consider all my options.
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If it bolts into the frame the same way I don't see why not, take some measurements and draw a diagram of where your bolts are located and compare it to where the bolts are located on a straight side, I'm sure someone on here would be willing to take some measurements on theirs. Swapping beds is not a hard process at all, it only took me about an hour to get mine off with some help from my friends! All you need is a few people to help you left the beds on and off! Why do you want to switch to a straight side? I love the look of the flare side pickups personally
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I wanna keep the flareside, but only can find straightsides for sale around me, so if I found one that ran decent with a good cab I could just drop my bed on it.
And the engine has a bad head from being extremely hot way too often ( was my only vehicle and I didn't have money to fix the head gasket at the time). It was so warped that it was going to take ~40 thousandths of shaving to bring it flat, but it ended up being cracked with a giant chunk missing from inside an exhaust port, which ended up cracking the exhaust too. It still ran and drove until the day I pulled the head off though. Just would hydrolock orboverheat if I drove it longer than 15 minutes.
So for the cost of another head and exhaust I can find a used engine or whole nother truck essentially, since my lower end probably isn't in the best shape anyways.
And the engine has a bad head from being extremely hot way too often ( was my only vehicle and I didn't have money to fix the head gasket at the time). It was so warped that it was going to take ~40 thousandths of shaving to bring it flat, but it ended up being cracked with a giant chunk missing from inside an exhaust port, which ended up cracking the exhaust too. It still ran and drove until the day I pulled the head off though. Just would hydrolock orboverheat if I drove it longer than 15 minutes.
So for the cost of another head and exhaust I can find a used engine or whole nother truck essentially, since my lower end probably isn't in the best shape anyways.
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I wanna keep the flareside, but only can find straightsides for sale around me, so if I found one that ran decent with a good cab I could just drop my bed on it.
And the engine has a bad head from being extremely hot way too often ( was my only vehicle and I didn't have money to fix the head gasket at the time). It was so warped that it was going to take ~40 thousandths of shaving to bring it flat, but it ended up being cracked with a giant chunk missing from inside an exhaust port, which ended up cracking the exhaust too. It still ran and drove until the day I pulled the head off though. Just would hydrolock orboverheat if I drove it longer than 15 minutes.
So for the cost of another head and exhaust I can find a used engine or whole nother truck essentially, since my lower end probably isn't in the best shape anyways.
And the engine has a bad head from being extremely hot way too often ( was my only vehicle and I didn't have money to fix the head gasket at the time). It was so warped that it was going to take ~40 thousandths of shaving to bring it flat, but it ended up being cracked with a giant chunk missing from inside an exhaust port, which ended up cracking the exhaust too. It still ran and drove until the day I pulled the head off though. Just would hydrolock orboverheat if I drove it longer than 15 minutes.
So for the cost of another head and exhaust I can find a used engine or whole nother truck essentially, since my lower end probably isn't in the best shape anyways.
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