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Hello i registered to this forum to maybe get some help from everyone here. heres wat i need help with, my dad has a 1971 F150 but he cant drive it anymore cuz the motor blew. i decided to look up on the f150 forums to see if i can get some advice on where and how i can get him a new...well not new motor for his pickup or if there is the possibility that another motor from another vehicle can fit in there. plz any help would be appreciated. thank you.
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any ford motor should work. my 71 has a 302 from a mustang in it. just find one from the wreckers, or get his rebuilt. try to stay with the same type of motor so the mounts will still work.
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Hello i registered to this forum to maybe get some help from everyone here. heres wat i need help with, my dad has a 1971 F150 but he cant drive it anymore cuz the motor blew. i decided to look up on the f150 forums to see if i can get some advice on where and how i can get him a new...well not new motor for his pickup or if there is the possibility that another motor from another vehicle can fit in there. plz any help would be appreciated. thank you.
Dunno how much help you'll find on the F150 forum, because there was no such thing as an F150 till 1975.
Look at your VIN, the first three digits define what the truck is.
If it's F10 = F100 2WD / F11 = F100 4WD / F25 = F250 2WD / F26 = F250 4WD.
The 4th digit of the VIN is the code for the engine size.
1971 engine choices and VIN engine codes: A = 240 I-6 / B = 300 I-6 / G = 302 2V / H = 390 2V / Y = 360 2V.
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okay i may have had the wrong pickup model cuz thats wat my dad said it was but here are the 4 digits of the vin:F25Y its an automatic tranny and i believe its a 2wd im not completely sure. i hope that little info can help u guys help me out.thanks.
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The auto tranny is a C6, the only automatic offered with 360/390 engines from 1968 thru 1976.
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Ford Remanufactured Motor (V8, 360 CID) | Rebuild Engine For 1968 - 1976 Ford
ok, this is a place I found on the internet that has rebuilt ford engines for sale.
I do not know them or their reputation...
maybe someone local to you in Ca can recommend a good company.
you need to find out if the truck has a smog pump ( being in Ca it probable does)because it ill have extra threaded holes to mount the pump
there are probably many places in Ca to get a rebuilt motor...chances are very slim to find a good used motor with low miles.
Good Luck!
ok, this is a place I found on the internet that has rebuilt ford engines for sale.
I do not know them or their reputation...
maybe someone local to you in Ca can recommend a good company.
you need to find out if the truck has a smog pump ( being in Ca it probable does)because it ill have extra threaded holes to mount the pump
there are probably many places in Ca to get a rebuilt motor...chances are very slim to find a good used motor with low miles.
Good Luck!
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Thermactor Emission (smog pumps) on CA vehicles were first installed on 1/1/1966. All 1967's have it, but most F Series trucks after model year 1967 (thru 1972) do not.
1973, the smog pumps returned and were used for many years thereafter.
EZ way to tell if it had one, or not. The heads were drilled and tapped for the nut and ferrule from the smog manifolds, 4 per side-V8's (6's had 6 holes). The holes may be plugged, because...
Since day one, Ford has sold tapered plugs to fill the holes in the head(s):
C6AZ6052A / MSRP each: $5.10 / FTEpartsguy.com price each: $3.67.
Fit: 1966/79 F100/350's and everything else, regardless of the engine size (exc 4 bangers).
1973, the smog pumps returned and were used for many years thereafter.
EZ way to tell if it had one, or not. The heads were drilled and tapped for the nut and ferrule from the smog manifolds, 4 per side-V8's (6's had 6 holes). The holes may be plugged, because...
Since day one, Ford has sold tapered plugs to fill the holes in the head(s):
C6AZ6052A / MSRP each: $5.10 / FTEpartsguy.com price each: $3.67.
Fit: 1966/79 F100/350's and everything else, regardless of the engine size (exc 4 bangers).
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hey wolf i appreciate the help locating the motor for the pickup but like u said i dont want to trust someone that i dont know or know their reputation so can anyone recommend a good place to go get a motor here in Los Angeles?
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Bill has done work for me and I trust him.
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Bill specializes in pre 1980 (computerized) Ford's, and does a lot of work for the SoCal Galaxies car club members (myself included).
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