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Hey all, I am currently putting a '95 2.3 in a '79 Courier and I have a few problems that perhaps someone here could help me with.
The first is that the Ranger motor is a rear sump while the Courier uses a front sump.
I took the oil pump and pickup tube out of the old motor to use in the Ranger motor, but when I got the Ranger motor on my engine stand and pulled off the oil pan, I discovered that the oil pumps are very different and what I had could not be used in the Ranger motor.
A stop in at NAPA told me that there are no stock front pickups for the motor I have, which seems to be an '86-'97 while the previous motor is a '74-'85.
I contacted Speedway, but their front sump pickup tube is for '74-'85 only. I then called Esslinger but they didn't answer the phone so I left a message asking them about front sump pickup tubes for later model 2.3's.
My truck is at a friend's house in his driveway, and I need to get the motor back in as soon as possible because it has already been there a month and it needs to get gone. Once I hoist the motor in I can move it to my house and finish it off, but I don't have a way to hoist it in at my house so it needs to get put in soon.
Any ideas?
The first is that the Ranger motor is a rear sump while the Courier uses a front sump.
I took the oil pump and pickup tube out of the old motor to use in the Ranger motor, but when I got the Ranger motor on my engine stand and pulled off the oil pan, I discovered that the oil pumps are very different and what I had could not be used in the Ranger motor.
A stop in at NAPA told me that there are no stock front pickups for the motor I have, which seems to be an '86-'97 while the previous motor is a '74-'85.
I contacted Speedway, but their front sump pickup tube is for '74-'85 only. I then called Esslinger but they didn't answer the phone so I left a message asking them about front sump pickup tubes for later model 2.3's.
My truck is at a friend's house in his driveway, and I need to get the motor back in as soon as possible because it has already been there a month and it needs to get gone. Once I hoist the motor in I can move it to my house and finish it off, but I don't have a way to hoist it in at my house so it needs to get put in soon.
Any ideas?
