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[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]Get[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif] your Sunday morning eyes ready for some candy
[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]Engine is ready to drop in. I will be measuring for the correct [font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]push rod length today
[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]Then clean the trucks engine bay, clean the transmission, stab it to[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif] the engine then drop the whole she bang into the 07
[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]The good stuff:
[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]Header install bits
[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]Autolite plugs gapped to 0.05[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]4" installed with copper anti seize on the threads then the headers go on.
[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]Get your 3/8" wrench out, installing TMH is difficult, even on the engine stand.
[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]There are 3-4 places where wrench to bolt clearance is very tight, you must be patient, tighten the header down a little at a time on each bolt. There are 3 places where I had to use the 6 sided bolts provided by Robert, there is no other way to fit the 12 point wrench on the bolt head.
[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]Again each bolt and bolt hole is chased with a tap and dye, all parts cleaned thoroug[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]hly before painted/ installed
[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]Each bolt gets a healthy dose of loctite, again provided by Robert (TMH).
[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]I use Percy's or Mr Gasket soft stacked aluminum gaskets here they really seal [font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]up the TMH well, worth the extra $$$ (took me 3-4 attempts to seal them up on my BII back in 05)
[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]Live and learn
[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]The real Eddie Money (musici[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]an) just died last week, he was 70 (RIP)
[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]Our Eddie Money (Ford Ranger[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif] enthusiast) is alive and well and he does not mind a "stock look" to his engine bay so no Seattle Seahawks themed engine here with tons of blue and green, just a classic good looking 302
[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]I will add some custom touches as we go along, many of these parts look really nice in bl[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]a[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]ck sat[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]i[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]n[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif].
[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]Ordered 2001 Explorer flow matched set of bosch injectors from Ebay.
[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]Have a 2001 5.0 fuel rail, pulse damper, and engine feed line sitting on the bench in front of me.
[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]Removed the engine oil cooler and replaced with a 98-01 style filter mount
[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]I will be using a late 97/98 PCM / sensors GT40p (external EGR) with the 01 (returnless) style fuel rail. the coolant and oil pressure sensors will come f[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]rom the 07 engine.
[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]The 98 transmission will get new shift solenoids, refreshed updated sonnax valve body (Than[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]ks Brett!) it already has the updated internal hard wiring harness.
[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]This is what I call a "REFRESHED" low mile 3[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]02 ready to motivate this Ranger for years to come.
[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]Once the engine /trans are bolted down it is time to begin the wiring
[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]Wiring the drivetrain, 4406e shift system, se[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]ats, keyless entry, stereo, camera's, etc will all happen together.
[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]Plan is to integrate any new wiring into the f[font=Arial, Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif]actory 07 power distribution and body harness.
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2007 Sport 4door 4x4 4.0L SOHC V6 Ranger