bad engine 97 triton
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bad engine 97 triton
i have a 98 f150 4.6, just bought it for 2k from a auction, the engine wont start, it moves a little bit , not much . i think a piston is gone , i was thinking of changing the block ,can you tell me which 4.6 block i could use?, i heard 4.6 soch blocks started production in 1992 or if i could put a 4.6 doch or 5.4 instead , could i use the same computer? thank you.
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Originally Posted by joe ford
i have a 98 f150 4.6, just bought it for 2k from a auction, the engine wont start, it moves a little bit , not much . i think a piston is gone , i was thinking of changing the block ,can you tell me which 4.6 block i could use?, i heard 4.6 soch blocks started production in 1992 or if i could put a 4.6 doch or 5.4 instead , could i use the same computer? thank you.
if you want to upgrade to a 5.4L you will need some help in the computer department so your not running lean.
if you can find a DOHC more power to ya bud.
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Let me give ya the whole story of this motor. It came out of 97/98 crown vic.
Customer brought it to the shop because of a mis. After diagnoses found out the head gasket was leaking alittle. Took the heads off. Block was fine, sent the heads out to be machined. Heads came back, put everthing back togther, just to find out the heads were milled too much so the intake gasket would not seal around the coolant port. Motor runs strong, just leaks coolant, but i was going to make a plate to go between the intake and heads so it would seal, or you could just use your heads. The motor has about 78,000 miles on it and has only been out of the car about 4 months. Like i said, this motor ran very well. Thats the only reson I kept it, But since I bought a new truck, I dont need it anymore. I'd let it go for 475.00
I got some pics of it, just cant figure out how to post them
Customer brought it to the shop because of a mis. After diagnoses found out the head gasket was leaking alittle. Took the heads off. Block was fine, sent the heads out to be machined. Heads came back, put everthing back togther, just to find out the heads were milled too much so the intake gasket would not seal around the coolant port. Motor runs strong, just leaks coolant, but i was going to make a plate to go between the intake and heads so it would seal, or you could just use your heads. The motor has about 78,000 miles on it and has only been out of the car about 4 months. Like i said, this motor ran very well. Thats the only reson I kept it, But since I bought a new truck, I dont need it anymore. I'd let it go for 475.00
I got some pics of it, just cant figure out how to post them
Last edited by lastorms; 05-01-2007 at 09:56 PM.
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Just did some checking and the windsor motor came with both the 6 and 8 bolt pattern, and the romero engine is a 6 bolt. You would just have to buy the right one for your truck if you have the different one. You can tell what motor you have by the vin#. the
8th digit is the engine code. 6-windsor ,W-romero.
8th digit is the engine code. 6-windsor ,W-romero.
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