1998 Explorer 5.0 “Restoration2021” project

[SuperGordo]

Longblock? Who’s the builder? Thanks

NuTech. Autozone sells their stuff. Yeah a longblock. Unfortunately id take too long if i did the rebuild. Would love it out on the road and not in my parking.

 

[410Fortune]

$2200 good price right now!!
Will research nutech

Have had extremely good
Luck with atk and then Jasper reman 302s

 

[SuperGordo]

$2200 good price right now!!
Will research nutech

Have had extremely good
Luck with atk and then Jasper reman 302s

Retail on Autozones website right now is 2301.99. I get it for a little less.

 

[SuperGordo]

We are gonna try again. This time with a rebuilt engine.

 

[EB4X]

/\ Awesome!

 

[SuperGordo]

Motor is paid for. Gonna pick it up tomorrow and figure out where to squeeze this into my schedule. The good news since I did the swap last year, I have lots of extra parts and pieces and I should be able to dress the motor before I even pull the current engine.

 

[SuperGordo]

I picked up the new motor today. It is now in my van.... Let's see how long it takes to remove it from the van!!

 

[Josh P]

I picked up the new motor today. It is now in my van.... Let's see how long it takes to remove it from the van!!

What kind of van?

 

[SuperGordo]

What kind of van?

I have a 97 Ford E350 15 passenger van with a 5.4. No rear seats in it anymore though.

 

[410Fortune]

Heck yes e350 Rules
Even with the 5.4

Now tell us about the new engine!!

 

[SuperGordo]

Heck yes e350 Rules
Even with the 5.4

Now tell us about the new engine!!

The new motor is is still in the crate. A nice stock unit with the correct heads on it. Comes with a 4 year warranty. Hope to get it installed in the next couple weeks.

 

[410Fortune]

Who built it, is it a 302 still and did it come with explorer timing cover

 

[SuperGordo]

Who built it, is it a 302 still and did it come with explorer timing cover

It is from NuTech Via Autozone. 4 year warranty. It is just the long block. So I will reuse the existing timing cover. It is a 302. I have no idea if it is overbored. If that is what you are asking. As soon as I get it unloaded I'll post up a bunch of pics so you can check it out.

 

[SuperGordo]

I should be able to get it on the stand tomorrow.

 

[SuperGordo]

Engine is on the

stand.

 

[SuperGordo]

Yesterday I took the oil pan, timing cover and intake to the machine shop I use to let them tank the pieces. They will be nice and clean.

 

[allmyEXes]

Did you do core exchange on the 5.0?

 

[SuperGordo]

Did you do core exchange on the 5.0?

Yes I did. I had the previous motor sitting in my garage already. So I stripped all the necessary bits and set it off. When I swpa this one in. I will still have an extra engine.

 

[410Fortune]

So much want

 

[SuperGordo]

So much want

I so much want this running again and out of my driveway!!