engine swap info

[PetroleumJunkie412]

A 1995 to 1997 2.3l Lima will working in place of the 2.5l lima
1994 and earlier will not

The 2.5l was made from 1998 thru 2001 mid year, so 3.5 years
But its the same engine as the 2.3l Lima with a different crank and longer connecting Rods, a stroked 2.3l
Same head and pistons, just longer stroke

THE LORD HAS SPOKEN

 

[Dav]

good day i think! got a 96 short bed 2.3 auto with 89k on it at auction. been sitting a while but in excellent shape. only bad is the short bed. it is replacing the 96 long bed, which has about 350k on it. i'll sort out any issues before i decide whether to run it as is or to swap eng/trans and keep the long bed and sell the newest (now known as number 8. ranger 1 is the long bed, no 3 was sold, no 5 is the convertible. 2, 4 and 6 were junked. no 7 is sitting in the weeds, shedding parts slowly to keep no 5 going) the long bed is accumulating dings and dents slowly- put another dent in it friday. got too close with the payloader
then drove 225 mile round trip to get no 9 but it was even rustier than last weeks attempted purchase.
this being florida, there are lots of snowbirds who keep a vehicle at their winter home. it only gets used a few months each year, then sits in the carport 'til next winter. when gramps gets too old or dies, the kids don't want that old thing so it goes on c l or is auctioned. some real bargains sometimes. checking them all out is a bit of a bother though