I'm putting an 88 Lincoln 5.0 SEFI/AOD in my 66.
I've got the engine in, trans crossmember made and bolted in and the driveshaft
(out of the Lincoln-fit perfectly BTW) hooked up.
The Lincoln was SD and I'm converting to MAF. I've got a A9P computer, harness, and 19lb injectors. I've got the injectors in and a MAF meter on the way. I'm now ready to put the plenum back on but there was a coolant tube running along the right side of the engine. Do I need that? I had someone else just drop the engine in so, I didn't see how all that was routed in the Lincoln.
There's also a connector and wires coming off the right side of the injector harness that I don't know where it goes to. The wires were cut by someone else. There's one to the (what looks like) the temp sender and one to some other thingie on a coolant outlet. ???? Then this extra one. Vague, I know. Sorry this is my first contact with EFI.
Also, I see I need a MAP or BAP sensor. I've read where they are the same animal, just hooked up differently. MAP connected to manifold vacuum and BAP open to the atmosphere. Is that correct?
Next is the TAP, TAB or something or other. Are those the little do-hickies that were mounted on the fenderwell of the Lincoln or something else?
I believe they had vacuum and electrical hook ups. Two thingies side by side on the right hand fenderwell.
I got a book on the Lincoln but, it's not clear on those.
Do I even need those?
Oh, one more thing is the fuel lines. The feed from the tank/pump is at the back of the engine and the return is at the front. Correct?
Can those special fittings be bought? What's the best, safest way to attach fuel lines to these?
I know that's a lot but, I've got a lot to do before I fire this puppy up.
I've been to the page here on doing the swap but, these are things I didn't see covered in the text.
But, that don't mean they aren't there.....
Thanks,
Jeff

 

Ok, my first question is, Is the engine and harness from a Mark VII? I have a 90 that I can look at if needed.
Yes, you can just remove the vacuum line from the MAP sensor. That is what I had to do when I converted my 88 5.0 Mustang to MAF. Leave the wiring plugged in.
There should be a Collant temp sender (small sending unit) for the gauge and a larger one that the ECM uses with 2 wires to control the timing/mixture. Then there is probably a IAT sensor in one of the front intake runners which tells the PCM the air intake temp. It looks very similiar to the coolant sensor, but the plugs are reversed.

I believe that the thingys that you speak of may control the smog pump valves in the hoses to direct the air to either the rear of the heads or downstream in the exhaust.

 

The TAB and TAD solenoids are the ones you're referring to. They control how air from the smog pump is diverted. I'm guessing you're not going to be running this system. If you leave the solenoids plugged in you won't get codes, but you don't need to hook vacuum lines to them.

The fuel system was the hardest part of my EFI swap. The larger line on the fuel rail is the feed and smaller is return. You'll need special fuel injection line to run to the tank. Are you planning on using a high pressure in-tank pump, or an inline pump? The best way IMO is swap complete lines from a donor vehicle as it's a pain to splice and bulk line is expensive. They do make rubber hose for fuel injection, but it that should be kept to a minimum.

 

Thanks guys,
To answer the first question about my questions, the engine/trans is out of a Towncar.
After getting the harness out of the Towncar, I noticed several wires pulling out of some of the plugs. If it had only been one or two I would have just fixed them but, there were many. So, I found a guy on ebay that sold harnesses that he pulls and cleans up and removes unneeded wires. (headlights, marker lights etc and the TAB and TAD wires) So I got one of his. It included the main harness and the injector harness.
I'll use my old O2 harness and the one from the tranny. (I don't know where that wire(s) goes either)
The guy that pulled and dropped the engines for me is a....well let's just say he doesn't work on Fords much. He was good about not cutting wires but, there were two or three that got cut somewhere along the line. And he cut the fuel hard line.

On the back of the engine there's a hard line that connects each head (best I can tell)
and comes around into some kind of valve. Was that some of the smog pump stuff too? The valve was rusted and broken anyway. Can I just remove it and plug the heads?

I listed in the resgistry with a little bio of the truck if you want to see more about why I'm doing this.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/3...gistry-17.html
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The tranny wires go to the neutral safety switch behind the linkage on the side of the tranny and the speed sensor that is on the end of the speedo cable.

The hard line on the back is for the smog pump. I usually cut the pipe about 1 inch from the fittings that bolt to the heads, Crimp them flat, then solder them so that exhaust doesn't leak out, then just bolt them back on the heads.

 

Thanks, for the info guys.
I got my MAF meter the other day and I noticed it has a different plug than my harness.
The MAF I got is for a 96 Mustang 75MM. Can I just replace the harness plug or replace the hot wire box with one that will fit my harness?

 

One for a 96 will probably have the wrong calibration since it is for an OBD-II system and a 4.6L.

 

Well....crap.....

Thanks.

 

The Fuel system is pressurized, unless you have a fuel pump in the 66...I doubt it will work. Also the fuel pump system has a fuel shutoff switch that is connected to the oil sending pressure switch. The computer that came with the engine will work, but without the proper gages that came with it...again I don't see how that could work, as the speedo needs the AOD trans to work too, The TV cable is connected to the AOD transmission and if its connected wrong and shifts too high, that AOD transmission won't last long at all....There are alot of these things you haven'ty mentioned and if you haven't thought about them...now is the time to.

 

Thanks for the info. That whole project is on hold for now.

I know I'll need to add fuel pump(s) etc. I've been going by what others have done and reading up on the subject but, the tranny stuff is something I haven't seen covered yet.

 

You don't need the gauges from a town car. They are not computer controlled. The TV cable for the tranny will bolt up to throttlebody just like it does in the towncar. You should be able to hook your speedo cable to the AOD if it is long enough. The VSS goes between the cable and the tranny. The fuel pump does not hook to an oil pressure switch. It is ecm controlled by seeing spark from the TFI module on the distributor. GM uses an oil pressure switch. The only thing the tranny uses to work is the TV cable (controls line pressure) and the internal governor. So it's pretty much self sufficient. And yes you will either need a high pressure fuel pump . If your tank is behind the seat, it may be hard to prime the pump if mounted on the frame.