engine swap - another 4.2 V6

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Oct 27, 2003 | 06:54 PM

frohlich

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engine swap - another 4.2 V6

Hi, my father's V6 engine is dead (200.000 miles) and needs rebuilding (1998 F-150 XLT)
I have the opportunity to buy another V6, same year (98), with 1.000 original miles (before a crash). Very good price on it.
The only difference is that my father's is an automatic, and the other is a manual stick (from an XL).
Is it a direct swap, or do I need special hardware?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Oct 28, 2003 | 05:47 PM

true4.2

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From: Lufkin

Good question...isn't the stick basically into the tranny? I'm not much of a tech genius, but stick around, you'll get the question answered. Also, I'd ask this same question in the performance, tuning forum.

Oct 29, 2003 | 08:57 AM

James's f_1_fiddy01

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the engine blocks are the same so just swap the tranny out...it should bolt right up you will have to transfer the torque converter / flywheel over to this engine and you shouldnt have 1 problem