Thinking about my first engine swap
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Thinking about my first engine swap
I have a '78 F250 Supercab that used to have a 460 in it. But, someone swapped it out and put in a 351. Well, I think I need the extra power of the 460, and I'm considering my first engine pull. I'm looking for some practical advice from the pros.
Should I buy a refurbished engine, or an old one and refurb it myself? I'm good with a wrench, but I've never done more than a timing chain swap. Am I getting in over my head here?
How much time/money will this cost me? Please consider the amount of tools I'll need to buy on top of my typical socket sets and wrenches. Do I need an engine stand?
Will a Chilton/Haynes manual be enough?
Any pointers that I won't think about on my own?
On a recent long trip, I noticed some tranny fluid dripping from the rear seal. I poured some in (and kept pouring throughout the trip) so I got home without too much problems, but I would like to fix it up. Do I need to pull the tranny to fix this? (sorry for the compound thread) My Chilton manual got burned accidentally, and I haven't gotten a new one yet.
I'm also thinking of pulling the 302 out of my '84 Grand Marquis and putting in the truck's old 351 (after I refurb it, of course). The GM had the 351 as an option, but it could cause a serious drop in gas mileage.
As usual, any advice or suggestions are welcomed.
Thanks for all the help, forum.
Should I buy a refurbished engine, or an old one and refurb it myself? I'm good with a wrench, but I've never done more than a timing chain swap. Am I getting in over my head here?
How much time/money will this cost me? Please consider the amount of tools I'll need to buy on top of my typical socket sets and wrenches. Do I need an engine stand?
Will a Chilton/Haynes manual be enough?
Any pointers that I won't think about on my own?
On a recent long trip, I noticed some tranny fluid dripping from the rear seal. I poured some in (and kept pouring throughout the trip) so I got home without too much problems, but I would like to fix it up. Do I need to pull the tranny to fix this? (sorry for the compound thread) My Chilton manual got burned accidentally, and I haven't gotten a new one yet.
I'm also thinking of pulling the 302 out of my '84 Grand Marquis and putting in the truck's old 351 (after I refurb it, of course). The GM had the 351 as an option, but it could cause a serious drop in gas mileage.
As usual, any advice or suggestions are welcomed.
Thanks for all the help, forum.
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What will this truck be used for?
Completely Rebuilding a 460 to Perform better than it did stock with be about $1500.00-$2000.00
I assume from the mention of manual you would do this yourself ?
Do you have the specialty tools it requires?
How much for a rebuilt Long block in your locale ?
Price them out first.
Chiltons is okay but a Ford Shop manual is better.
Actually getting them all is the best thing for DIY'er.
Ford (CdRom version)
Chiltons (CDRom version)
Haynes (paper version)
Completely Rebuilding a 460 to Perform better than it did stock with be about $1500.00-$2000.00
I assume from the mention of manual you would do this yourself ?
Do you have the specialty tools it requires?
How much for a rebuilt Long block in your locale ?
Price them out first.
Chiltons is okay but a Ford Shop manual is better.
Actually getting them all is the best thing for DIY'er.
Ford (CdRom version)
Chiltons (CDRom version)
Haynes (paper version)
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This truck will be used as mere fun. This is the same one in my Project Truck thread. We want to drive this thing 600 miles every year up through 8000+ feet passes, hauling a couple of tons of gear. Trying this last week we suffered some extremely slow speeds (25mph while floored).
Since this is just a fun truck, I thought it might be a good platform to learn some heavy engine maintenance. I do not have any specialty tools besides my large torque wrench. But, I might have some resources to borrow some tools.
May I ask another question: How much time and money would I spend pulling out the existing engine and rebuilding it? What are the main costs of rebuilding an engine? Gaskets? Machine work?
Thanks.
Since this is just a fun truck, I thought it might be a good platform to learn some heavy engine maintenance. I do not have any specialty tools besides my large torque wrench. But, I might have some resources to borrow some tools.
May I ask another question: How much time and money would I spend pulling out the existing engine and rebuilding it? What are the main costs of rebuilding an engine? Gaskets? Machine work?
Thanks.
