97 %.8l Fi ???
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From: BC, Canada
Yes any 351W will bolt up.
Stick with a fuel injected one and you should be ok but you may have to swap over your intake manifold etc to make sure you've got everything the same.
I'll move this question down to the 351 forum for you. The guys there should have some more specific suggestions for you.
Stick with a fuel injected one and you should be ok but you may have to swap over your intake manifold etc to make sure you've got everything the same.
I'll move this question down to the 351 forum for you. The guys there should have some more specific suggestions for you.
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From: Bend,OR
you should locate a 95 or newer 5.8 efi that would be the most direct bolt in because of all the brackets etc.. plus its a roller block as well which your current motor is. what happpend to your current motor?
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My dad bought this truck about a year ago from a landscape/snow plowing guy. I was going to change the plugs and was suprised to see that the plugs were rusted in solid-to the point I had to chip out the plug cavity with a screwdriver to get a socket on it. The plugs metal body had just about rotted thru and broke off with little effort- Every plug is the same way. I have since pulled the motor, which was nearly impossible since every bolt on the exterior of the engine is rusting to the point that the original hex is now smaller. Ive never seen an engine this rusted before!! The block is also rusting to the point It has large "sheets of metal coming off about a 1/16 thick!! All the sheetmetal items on the motor will need replaced. Is this the same Windsor block from the 1970s???
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From: Oak Harbor, OH
The block is pretty much the same as all the 351w engines. In '95 they updated the internals and used a roller cam and roller lifters. If you need the bracketry and all you might just look for a donor truck. It's the same engine they used in the F150 through F350, and the vans as well.
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