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2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty Problems and Solutions
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I'd be very suspicious of the 79 engine myself... salvage yards may be your better bet.
kcram
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Anyway, assuming both engines are carbureted you need to check out all the ports on the heads, bolt holes for the engine mounts, carb mount on the intake, bolt hole patterns on the transmission bell housing, etc. My guess is it won't work, as Ford usually modifies each engine pretty heavily when it's designed for a truck. May end up being better to load up the credit card and get yours rebuilt. You usually just buy a short period of time with a swap.
thanks kathy
Good luck.
If I remember correctly, late 70s Ford truck V8s installed in 3/4 and 1-ton trucks could run leaded gasoline, as the emissions rules for that weight class were not caught up to those of cars at the time. Granted, leaded gas hasn't been sold in ages, but I'd also avoid a "leaded" engine for an "unleaded" (1986) vehicle.
It likely would bolt up, though... Ford used the same transmissions in cars and trucks with the same engine. The 460 was likely hooked to a C6 regardless of the application.
kcram
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Please provide a link to support that all states require equal or newer engine swaps.
Please provide a link to support that all states require equal or newer engine swaps.
Where did I say all states require it? I said states that require emissions inspection can require it. Can someone install an older engine and tune it to the point where it meets the newer model year's emissions standards? Sure. Is it technically legal where that person lives? That's up to the local jurisdiction.
While it may not necessarily apply to the 1979 vs 1986 460 V8 originally inquired about, there are enough minor changes in an engine every so often to meet the next round of exhaust regs. The manufacturers guarantee to the government that their vehicles will meet that standard, and the EPA can force recalls if testing shows these vehicles do not. Joe Average makes a swap to an older engine and was unaware of a design change in his original. He gets the recall notice for an emissions repair, goes to the dealer for the fix. Dealer sees the part isn't there, realizes engine is older than model year. EPA violation and fines for the owner.
You just can't make the blanket statement, "sure you can swap" any longer.
kcram
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it stalls on me when i stop at a light or stop sign.
can anyone help me
could it be the fuel filter? how do i find it?
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What I learned was that there were tons of 4x4's for sale, with few 4x2's. It's pretty obvious to me that people are trying to unload a bad tranny. I'm not sure if something like this can be detected in a simple test drive, after all most people who bought them new test drove them....right?
What a mess Ford has created with an otherwise nice design.
I doubt it. There's way more than a difference in transmissions between the 4x2 and the 4x4.
Far more likely that people are trying to unload a vibration problem, which appears to be far more prevalent among the 4x4 variants.
isn't the vibration coming from the tranny?
and is this a problem detected with a simple test drive? if so, how did it go undetected by all the buyers? i don't get it?
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my point is that there are many more '04 4x4's for sale than 4x2. I suspect the vibration problem is causing alot of unhappy folks to unload and it's a shame that Ford can't fix the problem.
My question is, how are you going to explain to a prospective buyer what the deal is with the vibration? And how did Ford manage to sell so many vehicles with this problem?
Temporarily I stopped using the rear tank and now when I fill up the front tank and drive for a bit I notice the gas from the front tank is being transferred to the rear tank.
Can anyone help?
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