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Old Aug 10, 2007 | 08:28 PM
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4.2 swap how long?

so im taking the 4.2 out of my parts truck and putting it in my 97 f150 2wd. any ideas about how long its gonna take to do this i have to pull 2 motors and drop 1 in.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 03:49 PM
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Do you have a cherry picker type lift? Using the tree branch/come-a-long method? Air tools?Will you be consuming alcohol during the process? Temperature outside?Are you doing it by yourself?
 
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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 05:56 PM
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cherry picker,air tools, no beer till after, and 1 other guy ...took us about 6 hours to pull 1 and get the other ready to be pulled.. tommarow is the hard part puttin 1 in
 
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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 06:43 PM
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Thats about what I was going to reply with,having one person helping;usually one weekend.
 
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Old Aug 13, 2007 | 03:51 PM
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hi, lifting the engine out how much space was there around the engine bay.i found it was a dead size fit and wondered how they squeeze a v8 in there. or is there a way of removing the front area where the radiators sit. just curious. bokker.
 
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