Matt Becker
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- Joined
- December 7, 2019
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- City, State
- Manhattan, KS
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2001 Sport Trac 4x4
I replaced the timing chains in my sport trac, valves in the heads, injector seats, everything...timed everything with the OTC tool...things seemed to be going great.
After about 3 seconds of cranking, I noticed a "hard turn" of the engine. I stopped, thought maybe it was just trying to fire, finally. So I cranked some more and it backfired through the intake.
I looked everything over and it looked great still...so I tried one more time. Proof!
Intake caught on fire after another backfire.
WTF!
Anyway, burned up the intake, vacuum hoses, and wiring harness. I found a person relatively close that is parting out a 2003, but it's a 2wd. So my question, (besides what could have caused a damn fire) is...will a 2wd engine wiring harness work on a 4x4 version?
Thanks!
After about 3 seconds of cranking, I noticed a "hard turn" of the engine. I stopped, thought maybe it was just trying to fire, finally. So I cranked some more and it backfired through the intake.
I looked everything over and it looked great still...so I tried one more time. Proof!
Intake caught on fire after another backfire.
WTF!
Anyway, burned up the intake, vacuum hoses, and wiring harness. I found a person relatively close that is parting out a 2003, but it's a 2wd. So my question, (besides what could have caused a damn fire) is...will a 2wd engine wiring harness work on a 4x4 version?
Thanks!