2.9 to 4.0 radiator swap

[Trevorrudai]

What years of 4.0 Ford explorers can I pull a radiator off of for a 2.9l ranger? Thanks

 

[bobbywalter]

To 94 iirc

 

[Trevorrudai]

I'm sorry what does iirc mean

 

[Trevorrudai]

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[lvwill]

If I recall correctly

 

[Trevorrudai]

Ok. Anybody able to confirm? A 2000 4.0 radiator wouldn't work?

 

[Trevorrudai]

Also can anybody tell me what these lines are for? This is a radiator off of a 92 4.0 Ford explorer. My 86 ranger 2.9 does not have any of these hookups how can I go about using this radiator still are there plugs that I can use?

 

[BlackBII]

Those are the ports for the automatic transmission fluid cooler. With your truck being a manual, you don't need to worry about those.

 

[Trevorrudai]

Okay so if I don't have to worry about them then that means I need to plug them correct? What would I plug those with

 

[97RangerXLT]

a bolt with the same threads would work fine.

AJ

 

[PetroleumJunkie412]

Needing a bigger rad on a 2.9 is typically a sign you have other stuff going wrong.

Last time you flushed AND back flushed the block?

Dirt that the factory left in the block = blown heads.