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Another 99 v8 t5 swap       #: 2794
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 Posted: Thu Feb 26th, 2026 08:57 pm
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Hey fellas, long time no see! Hope everybody is doing good !!
 Well, its about that time again.. just picked up this 99 2.5 ranger loaded with all options out of Oklahoma  with 83k miles not running. 7 hour drive with a tow dolly one way but needed a road trip. Got  back home with it , parked in the yard and got stuck ! It rained all day long and I just wanted out of the truck. Had to have my brother come over with his 4x4 and pulled it right out without destroying the yard...lol

  This will be rhe first 4 cly tru k I've messed with. I "think" the 42 pin is the same as the 3.0 trucks as far as doing the 99-01 explorer/mountaineer swap 302.. if someone could confirm would be mu h appreciated! Been talking to Jamie a little on the wireing..



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Hi! Been a while. 

Really cool looking truck, I think I saw it on one of the FB groups :frd .

You will have to extend your plug, it simply will not reach to where the 5.0 plug is. It is the same plug though, a couple wires are reversed if I remember correctly it has to do with the AC.

OF course make sure you have the electrical diagrams for both vehicles.

A lot of people just splice wires in to extend it. I have a spare plug off a 99 4.0 4wd v6 if you can't find one locally, I'd let go of it for the shipping charges to your door. Getting a plug with longer wires means one splice only instead of 2 per wire and makes it look less "Frankensteinish".


Best of luck and let us know the progress!



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