Have an engine for the Bronco!

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Apr 9, 2010 | 11:37 PM

tbirdscott

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Have an engine for the Bronco!

Finally found an engine for the my 1983 bronco! I got it with a dead 300 I6 and 4spd and I just bought tonight an 89 F-250 4X4 with a 351 and ZF 5 speed, 156000 Km

Rusty body and from out of province but spotless engine and runs great. Was used as a plow truck most of it's life. Bringing it home tomorrow.

So to use the ZF and t-case I'm gonna need to swap the clutch goodies over, move the trans mount back, and buy/build new drive shafts right? is the speedo fully electric on the 89?

I'm stoked, cant wait to get the bronco goin!

Scott

Apr 10, 2010 | 12:46 AM

greystreak92

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89 could be either. But more likely to be mechanical.

Apr 10, 2010 | 09:37 AM

Conanski

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I have never seen an '89 with an electric speedo.. but anything is possible.

Apr 10, 2010 | 11:23 AM

f100beatertruck

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I agree, most likely mechanical speedo... But anything is possible.

You might be able to reuse the front drive shaft from the f250. Especially if it's got the 44... Look at the hubs. 6 bolts = d44, 3 bolts = d50.

Apr 19, 2010 | 01:05 AM

tbirdscott

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I see where I was confused, when I looked inside the truck I seen the auto shift indicator section blacked out under the speedo, but it is mechanical. I didn't really pay much attention to the inside of the truck. It has a real bad ball joint on the passenger side (D44HD) and it leaks fuel right before the high pressure pump, steady drip.. But it made it 40Km home! I was surprised by the power it has, it's more fun to drive than my 94 W/E4OD was, it had 400,000km though.

Sold the front tank and pump to recoup $50 on saturday. It's only a $150 truck now