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- Mar 15, 2016
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- Location
- VA
- Vehicle Year
- 1985
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.8
- Transmission
- Manual
I have an 85 Ranger with the 2.8 and manual FM145 in it currently. The previous owners got this engine way hotter than what I would like. I also happen to have a 97 explorer with the 4.0ohv. I've found plenty of info on swapping the engine in but I would like to do it without the expense of buying an ecu to run the engine on a manual tranny. Does anyone have any info about tricking the stock 4.0 automatic ecu into running without tripping any codes? Also I realize the fm145 won't hold up to much torque but I am wanting the reliability of the 4.0 more than power. This is a truck that I will be using primarily for hauling trash and kayaks. I won't be driving it in a way to tear apart the transmission. Thanks
