4.0 swap into 88 ranger

[Boggin]

so i got a few questions that im still unsure of after reading through the tech library

1]what years did the ranger get the 4.0
2]can i use the stock harness and plug and play into the 4.0
3]use stock motor mounts?
4]will i need the 4.0 rad
5]are the 2.9 and 4.0s bellhousing pattern the same
6]will any custom fab work or modification to anything have to be done
7]im 14 dont have a garage like some of you guys got i just got a shed with only about 200bucks worth of tools, can it still be done?
that all i can think of for now

thanks guys

 

[BlackBII]

1]what years did the ranger/explorer get the 4.0? - 90-2001ish, you'll want 95 or older - OBD1.

2]can i use the stock harness and plug and play into the 4.0? - On an '88, no, there will be some splicing

3]use stock motor mounts? Yes. They did change them tho, however, I don't know what year...

4]will i need the 4.0 rad? Yes

5]are the 2.9 and 4.0s bellhousing pattern the same? Yes

6]will any custom fab work or modification to anything have to be done? No

7]im 14 dont have a garage like some of you guys got i just got a shed with only about 200bucks worth of tools, can it still be done? Anything can be done fool

that all i can think of for now

 

[fastpakr]

All good answers. Only thing I'll add is 94 or older for OBD-1.

 

[Boggin]

2]can i use the stock harness and plug and play into the 4.0? - On an '88, no, there will be some splicing

ok so what will need to be changed cause i dont want to do it if i got to be gettin pissed off with it day after day after day lol

 

[Boggin]

All good answers. Only thing I'll add is 94 or older for OBD-1.

thank you and whats is obd-1?

 

[BlackBII]

Oh was it 95 they switched? I thought it was 96...

I don't monkey around with these silly newer vehicles..

 

[BlackBII]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On-board_diagnostics

 

[Boggin]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On-board_diagnostics

thank you and what will need to be done with thewiring harness? will i jus need to take the one from the 4.0?

 

[fastpakr]

Oh was it 95 they switched? I thought it was 96...

I don't monkey around with these silly newer vehicles..

95's kind of a changeover year, with the OBD-2 computer but uses some OBD-1 components for diagnostics. I really don't understand how it's all wired on a '95, but the '95 2nd gen Explorer I looked at for sale a month or so ago had an EEC-IV test port under the hood.

 

[BlackBII]

Did you even read these yet?

http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/4L_Conversion.html

http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/4L_Conversion2.htm

http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=229

 

[BlackBII]

95's kind of a changeover year, with the OBD-2 computer but uses some OBD-1 components for diagnostics. I really don't understand how it's all wired on a '95, but the '95 2nd gen Explorer I looked at for sale a month or so ago had an EEC-IV test port under the hood.

Odd...

It all gets confusing after that..

 

[Boggin]

where is the computer located on the ranger?

 

[BlackBII]

Behind the passenger side kick panel

 

[constant_projecttruck]

7]im 14 dont have a garage like some of you guys got i just got a shed with only about 200bucks worth of tools, can it still be done?

I gotta agree with Black BII...anything can be done. I was like you (except 17 and I have a welder) when I did my SBC swap in to my 86. Just keep at it and never let a screw up or set back get you of track of the final goal.

Good luck.

 

[Boggin]

Just keep at it and never let a screw up or set back get you of track of the final goal.

Good luck.

dont have to worry about that
when i was doing the engine on my b2 i would always screw up, andmy dad and all my friends would say that she would never be going again, but i kept at it and now she runs perfect with 270k on her