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[igotaneed4speed]

to explain between oil leaking out first i must ask have you ever worked on a similar engine? then you would know that the oil pump is located on the outside of the block, just behind all the pulleys, and connects to the oil pan as well. Between the oil pan and the oil pump It might not have got sealed all the way when i put it back together. ( me being lazy and just took all the pulleys and wheel off and just installed it instead of pulling engine to do it). does that answer your question.

then to the ranger question, i use to wn a 93 single cab and I was going to do it to that but then the parents sold it, do I was thinking the same body style 93-97 i believe are the correct years. You can buy the little parts you need to do the V8 swap, and the 302 is only 100 pounds heavier than the stock 4 cyl. So i would either do the 351 or a 302 swap in it, jsut with the 351 you have to get block huggers for clearance issues or just cut some of the fender well (sp?)

yea i've built a couple of those motor as my friend likes to blow them up.... You dont have to pull the engine to do it good.. take the side mount off which you should have to do anyways to get the timing cover off. as well as the a\c compressor tensioner bracke then the wp pulley and crank pulley..

Then theres tons of room in there i did prob 4 timing belts in a week until we found out the cams were walking aroudn in the head and eating the timing belts up

 

[dent]

well you are almost correct, side mount is on the opposite side, just got to ake the inner fender well off, then you have ti correct, and the timing on these cars has to be perfect, which is why they call them an interferance (sp) engine. i also ran into that problem timing jumped on me as well when my turbo went. had problems with the car the day I blew it up. I have carnage pics somewhere might post them if I can find them. So still go with the dsm?

I got rid of the a/c when i had to replace the block
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