head bolts?

[masterbrenden]

ok... so i am gonna be doing a rebuild on my 3.0l in my 98 ranger... my questions is my engine was swaped in from the previous owner (hack job) and i have no clue as to which year the motor is, so are the bolts interchangeable or do i have to pull it all apart to see if i have the longer ones or the shorter one's.

 

[JP02XLT]

Your correct, you need to know which length bolts you need, so unfortunately in your case, unless you can chase some numbers on the block to get a mfg year your going to have to pull a head bolt & measure, at least all the head bolts in each kit are the same length, so you only need to pull 1 bolt to get the correct length. I dont think they interchange, & you would not want to use the shorter bolts & not get sufficient torque on the head. Longer bolts are approx 5" long & the shorter version is around 3-7/8" long.

JP02XLT