little help with the accessories

[Toomanycars]

So I went to the you-pull-it salvage yard today and there was a complete 97 merc mountaineer awd 5.0 . so I grabbed the power steering and bracket and the alternator and bracket.. I got the upper intake throttle body injectors, fuel rail, and Monday im going back for the lower intake and heads ...

so my question is now this ... do i have to use a ac unit with this setup .. I haven't been able to locate a ac delete pulley .. is there just a shorter belt i can use .. and to i need to get the water pump and timing cover off this motor too.. ??

 

[Teddyzee]

Yes, you will need the timing cover and water pump.

And I'm sure you could find a number of ways to route the belt.

 

[old guy]

Just remeber that the heads on this most likely will be the P heads and getting headers to fit them and the swap is going to be hard. I am currently doing the 5.0 swap in a 84 Bronco II and found that it was easier and cheaper to build my own headers than to get a set made to fit on the P heads.

Some people will tell you to look for the early year heads but my engine is a 2-97 build and it had the P heads on it.

 

[Toomanycars]

i already have regular gt40 heads that i got off a 96 exp.. but im gona grab these cause i can get them cheep and even sell them to make some cash for the rest of the project .. but I do think that they are just gt40s not p's if i remember the p's have 4 lines on the end and the the gt40s only 3 and these heads have 3...

 

[old guy]

yea if you can get them cheap and make a buck on them to help you project I understand. If I did not have so much time tied up into my project I would switch to the gt40 heads that I picked up this week-end but I got the P's all done and on my engine and the headers almost done so I will just keep the non P's for another project.

 

[Mac]

Yes, you will need the timing cover and water pump. [/IMG]

Teddy, is he going to need the crank pulley also for proper alignment, just don't have access to all the options like you always seem to.
Dave

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Here is a write up I made on this swap. If you have any questions about it let me know.

http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=133205

 

[shane96ranger]

i already have regular gt40 heads that i got off a 96 exp.. but im gona grab these cause i can get them cheep and even sell them to make some cash for the rest of the project .. but I do think that they are just gt40s not p's if i remember the p's have 4 lines on the end and the the gt40s only 3 and these heads have 3...

The identifier I always use the the mark near the bottom right head bolt. The P head will say "GTP" in the casting, while the GT40's just say "GT".

And being a 97, it could have either.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I have heard of people using 90* boots on the offending spark plugs to get around having to have the expensive (especially for a Ranger) exlusive headers.

 

[RangerSVT]

You will need the entire fead setup (harmonic balancer/crank pulley, water pump, alt, ps pump and the brackets for it to work. You can just delete the ac compressor and short belt it. You will need a 830k6 belt, 825k6 will work, but is a little tight...


SVT

 

[Toomanycars]

well i got everything off but while pulling the timing cover off the bolt hole by the coolant passage cracked so now im on the hunt for another..

 

[RangerSVT]

If its not completely broken take it to a metal fab/supply shop, they can weld it for you for probably less than the price of hunting another one down...


SVT

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I tore down two Explorers in the JY trying to find one that didn't have at least one busted water pump bolt (from who knows when) pinning the timing cover on. I decided it was a ton of work for pretty much no reward.

I ended up:

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/d...1372429_298&keyword=timing&pt=02383&ppt=C0141

 

[RangerSVT]

That's kind of pricey, but is an option...


SVT

 

[Toomanycars]

i found one at a junk yard 41 miles away for 40 bucks on www.car-part.com