302 carb swap

[Dakotals]

Its a roller

 

[Turdle]

I could be mistaken, I think the 2 lower trans bolt holes mentioned in the earlier post are just for the inspection ( torque converter drain plug access) cover-


edit. Nevermind, I was not paying close enough attention.

 

[roscoe 0202]

then I would get a gear off of a 5.0 with the roller cam not the brass gear although the brass gear will work.
roscoe

 

[Dakotals]

Ive been down a couple days health issues but im good now i have all the parts ive been waiting for at work. So this weekend the goal is to get it all together and hopefully fire up ill be pushing the explorer into the shop tonight and starting work on it at 5am i plan on spending the night at work if my lady will let me saturday is my bday so im not sure how that will go over lol bottom line this weekend majority of the work will be completed

 

[WormsExplorer]

Looking forward to seeing the pictures.

 

[Dakotals]

 

[Dakotals]

Let the games begin

 

[Dakotals]

Im about ready to pull the motor out ive been going kinda easy because my buddy has a 4.0 with over 320,000 miles on it so im just trying not to destroy everything and give him some spare parts. Its a shame this engine is not that old and its a reman. Just a botched job so im going to give him the heads if he wants them. Heres some pictures im getting close to the fun part wgich is putting the 302 in...

 

[Dakotals]

pulled the front end off for more room

 

[Dakotals]

radiator is pretty clean inside so im going to give her a good cleaning and re-use

 

[Dakotals]

View attachment 154874 got to remove all this harness without cutting it up for my buddy

 

[Dakotals]

got to remove this without cutting it up

 

[Dakotals]

got the harness removed went ahead and cut the injector wires i left the rest alone my buddy probably wont ever use

 

[Dakotals]

proper way to remove a/c lines........ cut off wheel

 

[Dakotals]

just got to unbolt motor mounts

 

[Dakotals]

Im taking a break to run errands my flywheel has not showed up or my motor mounts so im running to junkyard real fast then autozone to get some cleaning supplies

 

[CDW6212R]

FYI, save your AC condenser and its special bracket holding it to the support at the bottom. Those work much better than the 302 condenser, which has to attach to the V8 radiator. I've not done it myself yet, just know Tim and others have. Everyone hates the V8 condenser mounting, so the V6 version is a welcome improvement.

 

[Dakotals]

Well i couldnt get to where i wanted to be i lost the motor mount brackets and my lady wanted me to go out for my bday i did make it pretty far. Ill start again at 4am heres some photos

 

[Dakotals]

got her unbolted and ready to pull

 

[Dakotals]

almost got her out forgot to unplug the oil level sensor