3.0 distributor to 3.0 coil fired

[dirtyranger 03]

I'm trying to find out if the only thing I need to swap from a 94 distributor 3.0 to a 01 coil fired 3.0 is the cam sinc and the crank trigger? Some more knowledgeable info on this would be greatly appreciated. Only reason for this swap is the donor engine is free and I'm off work on short term till New year's. My engine is down on power lost a cylinder. Thank you very much for any info

 

[RonD]

No, you would also need a 1995 to 1997 3.0l Engine computer(PCM), to run the coil pack, it does use crank sensor, and cam sensor

1994 and earlier Rangers used the EEC-IV PCM, a 60-wire engine computer which just did the fuel injection, your current TFI system is semi-autonomous

1995 and up Rangers got the EEC-V PCM, a 104-wire engine computer which also had spark control along with fuel injection control
So extra wiring would be needed, not 40 more wires but at least 12 new ones, and you would just swap engine bay wiring harness, not actually add wires

1997 was last year for 35psi fuel system, what you have now, 1998 and up used 55psi

 

[dirtyranger 03]

Ok so let me pick your brain a little further. Say I take both engines to long block and swap over all sensors and cam sinc as well as crank trigger to the 94 will that jive? Cause basically all I need to switch it valve cover to oil pan. I can put the 01 intake on the 94 and swap the sensors and trigger I don't mind doing the labor just try to make sure of all my options

 

[RonD]

Yes, that's doable but not sure the work would be worth it, and you would have PATS to deal with in a 2001 computer


1991 to 2008(last 3.0l) had the same HP and torque, so no benefit with distributor or coil pack they were the same
And same reliability, for some reason 3.0l coil packs seemed to have issuses more often than the other Ranger engine coil packs

If you are having an issue with the distributor system, all new parts would be way less expensive and less work than swapping to EEC-V computer just to get rid of distributor
I would look for a 1996/7 3.0l manual trans computer
1995 Ranger computers were.............unique, and not in a good way, lol

 

[dirtyranger 03]

Thank you with your knowledge and a few others I've scrapped this idea lol

 

[adsm08]

And same reliability, for some reason 3.0l coil packs seemed to have issuses more often than the other Ranger engine coil packs

The Vulcan/Essex engines used a different coil pack, with a different tower style, and they do seem to have a tendency to burn out more often that the style used on the 2.3/4.0/V8 engines.