Okie2
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- January 29, 2020
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- City, State
- South Ok
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1996 4door xlt
I've pulled two motors in my life.
The first was a 283 Chevy engine. I used three tree stems about 12 ft long which I toted out of the woods and tied together into a tripod with a chain and pulled engine and transmission with a come-along, rolled the body back, lowered it to the ground, and went back together with a 230 or 235 straight 6. Best I recall (other than the tree trunk tripod) took about two days. No problems at all, they both fit the 2-speed Duraglide? racing tranny. That was in 75
The other was a 300 straight 6 Ford out of a 73 Econoline 300 Van. I can't remember for sure but believe my brother and I pulled that one out from inside the cab with a couple ropes wrapped around it. I pulled and reinstalled the auto-trans by myself using a rope tied between the door posts and a screwdriver to twist it up and down, worked great! That was maybe 1984.
These were very simple systems to manage, with my very simple mind.
Now I've got a 96 Explorer and a 4.0L engine W/OBD2 which I need to pull and go into a 93 Ranger W/OBD1
I'm not positive but believe the short block OBD2 Explorer 4L should drop right in, and mesh into my OBD1 system?
But my primary question is.....
Are there any unforeseen probs with pulling that thing? Things that need to be removed prior to the engine? How much of the 96 can I retain to mix into the 93?
Any suggestions, etc, that could be helpful will be very much appreciated
The first was a 283 Chevy engine. I used three tree stems about 12 ft long which I toted out of the woods and tied together into a tripod with a chain and pulled engine and transmission with a come-along, rolled the body back, lowered it to the ground, and went back together with a 230 or 235 straight 6. Best I recall (other than the tree trunk tripod) took about two days. No problems at all, they both fit the 2-speed Duraglide? racing tranny. That was in 75
The other was a 300 straight 6 Ford out of a 73 Econoline 300 Van. I can't remember for sure but believe my brother and I pulled that one out from inside the cab with a couple ropes wrapped around it. I pulled and reinstalled the auto-trans by myself using a rope tied between the door posts and a screwdriver to twist it up and down, worked great! That was maybe 1984.
These were very simple systems to manage, with my very simple mind.
Now I've got a 96 Explorer and a 4.0L engine W/OBD2 which I need to pull and go into a 93 Ranger W/OBD1
I'm not positive but believe the short block OBD2 Explorer 4L should drop right in, and mesh into my OBD1 system?
But my primary question is.....
Are there any unforeseen probs with pulling that thing? Things that need to be removed prior to the engine? How much of the 96 can I retain to mix into the 93?
Any suggestions, etc, that could be helpful will be very much appreciated