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I have a 1995 Ford F150 that I want to remove the 302 and install a 300 I6. My problem is the fuel injector wiring harness where now have 8 connectors. Being the 300 only needs 6 and that leaves me with 2 extra. How do I connect the wires or do I need a new part of the harness. I hope someone can clear this up for me. Thanks
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I’d take the 300 straight-six over that era 302, any day of the week. Especially with fuel-injection.
Reliability, longevity, fuel mileage, and tons of torque. Easily get lots more service out of the 300.
Reliability, longevity, fuel mileage, and tons of torque. Easily get lots more service out of the 300.
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(phone app link)Yes, you should get a '95 EEC, engine harness, & engine BAY harness all from the same donor truck. Do not mix years or engines in the engine bay - there are too many variations in '95 that are not compatible with each other, or the adjacent years. Click this, and study it & its caption:
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It is NOT complete, although what it shows IS correct.
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How many '80s-era 300ci vehicles have you owned/driven/bought gas for? Mine got between 12 & 7 MPG no matter how well I maintained it. The only time it went higher was when I drafted my brother in U-Haul's biggest for a few hundred miles.
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My second one was a ‘91 4x4 with a 5-speed and long bed, it got 17mpg on the highway. And my third was a ‘94 4x4 with a 5-speed and long bed, it got 16mpg. But in stop-and-go driving around town, the mileage was MUCH lower. IIRC, it was somewhere in the 10-12mpg range, if I was conservative with the throttle.
I had two Broncos during this same era; both with auto, 4x4 and 302, an ‘88 Eddie Bauer and a ‘92 XLT. Both got about 13mpg highway and were absolutely gutless. If memory serves me correctly, the were.... I believe 3:55 equipped. I also had a ‘94 F150 4x4 Flareside xcab and a 351. It had plenty of power, but only got 14mpg highway.
I also had a few F150s in the early 80’s that had the 300 straight-six, and they were reliable, had plenty of power and torgue, but mileage on those was only around 12mpg highway. The addition of EFI on those engines in the late 80’s and on, provided more power, and much better fuel economy. The emissions on the 302 really bogged them down in that era, unlike in the late 70’s. Those 302 engines in the 80’s and early 90’s were reliable, but just choked down on power.
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Thanks to all the replies I also had a 91 300 and got 17 in the city and 22 highway. Put 256000 miles on when I sold it and it was still running great. Didn't use a drop of oil between oil changes. Was a very good truck.