HOWDY from The Alamo City

[satx78247]

New Friends,

I found this site by accident as I'm interested in transplanting a Cummins diesel into a 2004 FORD EXPLORER, that I found with an NON-rebuildable 5.0 gas engine for the princely sum of 200.ooUSD.

The 2004, is a one-owner truck.
(The owner was 80+YO & passed away just before Christmas 2014. - His executrix just wants the truck, G-O-N-E, GONE from the property.)
It has a manual trans & other than the DEAD engine, is in GREAT shape.
(It had 78,000 actual miles on it when the engine "went south" & was parked/abandoned in a hay barn on the ranch, until I found it by purest accident.)

I'm PLEASED to have found your website.

yours, satx78247
USA, Retired

 

[OffTrac]

Welcome. I'm interested to see the diesel conversion. There have been a couple but I don't think I've seen one in a 3rd generation explorer yet.

 

[satx78247]

OffTrac,

THANKS for the kind welcome.

I have also found a "totaled" Grumman 18ft step van with a low-mileage (I think) Cummins 4BT, backed with a 4-speed manual trans that runs beautifully, for CHEAP.
(The "potato chip truck" got T-boned in the left rear side by a KW "at speed" & is a TRUE total loss.)

At this juncture, I have NO IDEA if a 4BT is suitable for transplanting into the 2004 Ford, without massive re-engineering.

yours, satx

 

[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum! Take pictures of your project.

 

[satx78247]

BrooklynBay,

THANKS for the welcome.

yours, satx

 

[Gilbert G. Jr.]

Welcome!

 

[satx78247]

GilbertG,Jr,

THANKS.

yours, satx