s10cky

Hello,

Just recently picked up a 98' extra cab with around 208k miles on it, I picked it up for a thousand bucks with a blown head gasket with the goal of just replacing the gasket.

After some better consideration I decided to just replace the worn out 2 valve with another.

What motors can I use, because finding a 98' truck is gonna be harder.

Ive allready found a 93' grand marquis with a running motor for 500.

I just want to make sure that will work, and what others will work well.

Thanks in advance!

<Matt

obusnizzle

go 98-03.

anything older than 1998 is gonna be the suck.

s10cky

ok, thanks, pre 98' sucks why? cam design or heads or something?

obusnizzle

kinda sorta both.

s10cky

doing some more searching around and findind 98-03 are the same and better. I'll stick with that, found some as cheap as 650 with less thank 100k on them.

proudfordowner

sounds like a fun project...

stephen

s10cky

Well, now this is my problem, which motor do I need, the windsor, or the romeo, I seem to be finding the romeos in the junks yards, while the valve cover on my truck says windsor canada.

IA_F150

Just curious, can a 4.6L engine & trans from a 2006 Mustang GT go in a 97 or 98 F-150???

obusnizzle

either will work, if you have a windsor engine, it has an 8 bolt flexplate, so if you get a romeo engine, you will need a romeo 6 bolt flexplate.

obusnizzle

yes and no. some misc stuff will have to be retained, but get a truck trans, a 5.4L trans from 2001 to newer will have what you need.
96-98 Mustang GT engines are weak, 99-04 is what you want.