95 f150 5.0 to 4.9 engine swap
12-21-2018, 07:32 PM
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95 f150 5.0 to 4.9 engine swap
Hey Guys,
I'm not new to the forum but I haven't logged on in quite some time. I have an old 1995 Eddie Bauer F150 4X4 with a 5.0L engine and a 5 speed manual trans that I bought several years ago. The truck ran but was in pretty bad shape when I got it but I spent lots of time and a fair amount of money fixing it up. The old truck is nothing special but I really enjoyed driving it around on the weekends untill one day a few months ago when for no apparent reason the engine blew. I wasn't driving it hard, Just tooling along, went to shift from 2nd to 3rd gear and all hell broke loose. Not sure what gave out but its making a horrible metal on metal thrashing noise.
My question is. Has anyone on the forum done a 5.0 to 4.9 engine swap? I live in Freeport Fl and have access to a 95 f150 2WD with a sweet running 300 strait 6. You may have heard we had a little storm (Hurricane Michael) that hit our area a couple months back and knocked a big tree over on my neighbors 95 F150. The cab is crushed beyond repair but the engine will start right up and runs great. I can get the truck for next to nothing and really don't want to spend much more money on this old truck. I'm a big fan of the ford strait 6 engines and I think it would be a perfect engine for my little 4X4. If anyone has done a 5.0 to 4.9 swap and could give me some tips on things to look out for or problems you may have had I would appreciate it very much.
I'm not new to the forum but I haven't logged on in quite some time. I have an old 1995 Eddie Bauer F150 4X4 with a 5.0L engine and a 5 speed manual trans that I bought several years ago. The truck ran but was in pretty bad shape when I got it but I spent lots of time and a fair amount of money fixing it up. The old truck is nothing special but I really enjoyed driving it around on the weekends untill one day a few months ago when for no apparent reason the engine blew. I wasn't driving it hard, Just tooling along, went to shift from 2nd to 3rd gear and all hell broke loose. Not sure what gave out but its making a horrible metal on metal thrashing noise.
My question is. Has anyone on the forum done a 5.0 to 4.9 engine swap? I live in Freeport Fl and have access to a 95 f150 2WD with a sweet running 300 strait 6. You may have heard we had a little storm (Hurricane Michael) that hit our area a couple months back and knocked a big tree over on my neighbors 95 F150. The cab is crushed beyond repair but the engine will start right up and runs great. I can get the truck for next to nothing and really don't want to spend much more money on this old truck. I'm a big fan of the ford strait 6 engines and I think it would be a perfect engine for my little 4X4. If anyone has done a 5.0 to 4.9 swap and could give me some tips on things to look out for or problems you may have had I would appreciate it very much.
12-21-2018, 10:55 PM
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I did almost what you're imagining: I put the '95 4.9L that's been in my '83 Bronco for decades into a '93 Bronco whose 5.8L had thrown a rod after blowing a head gasket. This photo album shows how I disassembled the '93 (to a far-greater extent than you probably need to):
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This one shows it going back together:
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If you want specific suggestions, you need to post specific details about both trucks. Click this & read the caption:
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This one shows it going back together:
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If you want specific suggestions, you need to post specific details about both trucks. Click this & read the caption:
(phone app link)
12-31-2018, 06:51 PM
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IMO find an exploder 5.0, retrofit your intake and exhaust and whatever else is specific to your truck and drive.
The swap to the six will be a lot of little things, some of which will plague you for the rest of the time you own the vehicle.
JMO. If you had a 300 and were talking a switch to a 302 I'd say the same thing.
Look at your cooling and exhaust for starters. Mounts. Accessory drives. ECU, gauges, it goes on and on.
The swap to the six will be a lot of little things, some of which will plague you for the rest of the time you own the vehicle.
JMO. If you had a 300 and were talking a switch to a 302 I'd say the same thing.
Look at your cooling and exhaust for starters. Mounts. Accessory drives. ECU, gauges, it goes on and on.
