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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 10:30 PM
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3.0 Flex Fuel heads

My question is this, I have a 1999 Ranger 3.0 Flex fuel, I am putting a reman engine in it and it has different heads than what is called for, I know the primary difference is the gaskets and seals, can these heads be used with flex fuel system,.

thanks much and help is apprec

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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 08:25 AM
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This is the second time in the past month or so that somebody has indicated that the heads on a Ranger 3.0L FFV (ethanol) are different than those from a standard gasoline 3.0L.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...ifferance.html

Prior to that, I had never heard of or been made aware of any such differences, and so right now I am still inclined to believe that there aren't any.

A methanol-based 3.0L, however, is a different story: http://www.enginebuildermag.com/Arti...rd_30l_v6.aspx

One important difference that I am aware is the fuel injectors. When swapping a regular gasoline 3.0L into a FFV application, you will need to keep the FFV fuel injectors, since they are larger than the gasoline injectors.
 
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