Fordrules96

I have a 1995 f150 5.8 351w that needs a motor. I found a rebuilt motor on Craigslist for a 1988 bronco 5.8 351. Just need to know if the motor will work in my truck.

Thank you.

techrep

iTrader: (1)

Should bolt right up.. both OBI

Fordrules96

That sounds good. Will all of the wiring in the 95 f150 work with the motor too?

techrep

iTrader: (1)

If you install everything from the 95 on the other motor that is required.

Fordrules96

Thank you, I appreciate the info. I am going to pick up the engine tomorrow.

Fordrules96

Ok I finished installing the new engine in my f150. I went to try to start it but it won't crank. All the grounds are tight, starter is new. Everything powers up, guages and everything. There is one thing i found is that the distributor is different then the one on the 1995 engine I took out. There is a wire on the engine harness that would plug into it but with the distributor being different and from a different year.

Should I have swapped over the distributor too?

But would that be the problem of no cranking?

Eric Fullerton

when you say no cranking, do you mean the engine will not rotate with the starter. I ask because on forums you often hear; it won't crank when what was meant was it won't start.

Fordrules96

When I turn the key the starter is not spinning the flywheel. You can't hear anything.

Eric Fullerton

check the small connection at the solenoid on the fender that energizes it., Assuming that is good, make sure it is in neutral / park & try jumping from that post to a positive, usually the battery and see if it spins. Any chance depending on stick or automatic, that the neutral safety switch / clutch switch didn't get hooked up?

88xlt

^^^^ Yes. Just take something metal and bridge the two large posts on the fender mounted solenoid together. Depending on whether the starter spins the engine then, that will tell you which direction to proceed.