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2000 Engine Installation

From 1994 Ford Crown Victoria “Vicky (totalled & shredded)” — documented by Steve83.

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1994 Ford Crown Victoria - The upper steel driveshaft is slightly longer than the aluminum one, but the aluminum's yoke makes it longer overall. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - H-pipe from '00 P71. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - I dont remember what these gaskets are for. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - EVR 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - 1994 horns are totally different from 2000. The connector, the way they mount to their bracket, & the way the bracket mounts to the #1 cros… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Dipstick for '00 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - The older oil pressure sender uses the same thread as the later oil pressure switch, so swapping is easy. There's just enough room for it t… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - The sender uses a different terminal, so the connector will have to be changed. The black connector above the silver sender is for the EVO… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Fuel Rails 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Fuel Rails 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Fuel Rails 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Fuel Rails 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Fuel Rails 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Fuel Rails 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Fuel Rails Top to bottom: 1994, 1996, 2000 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Fuel Rails Top to bottom: 1994, 1996, 2000 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Throttle Body Off 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Throttle Body removed to swap fuel rails 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Fuel rail removal 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - '96 rail over '00 rail 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - L '96 rail; R '00 rail 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - '96 rail installed on '00 intake 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - The crash bracket barely interferes with the older fuel rail, so I'll grind a small pocket in the bracket for clearance. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Location of the CHT sensor inside the L head. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Engine assembled to transmission 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Engine assembled to transmission 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Engine assembled to transmission after changing trans input & output seals. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Engine assembled to transmission 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Engine assembled to transmission 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Engine assembled to transmission 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Engine assembled to transmission 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Engine assembled to transmission 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Torque Converter Installation on 4R70W Transmission Position the torque converter to the transmission. Align the converter to the front pum… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - It's FINALLY back in. I still have to replace 2 connectors that the junkyard destroyed & figure out a bracket for the engine cover, but it'… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - It's FINALLY back in. I still have to replace 2 connectors that the junkyard destroyed & figure out a bracket for the engine cover, but it'… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - I don't have gaskets for the H-pipe flanges yet, so the damper weights aren't installed yet. The forced lube tube fits very well, and can b… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - The H-pipe doesn't look centered, so I have my doubts that I can reuse the original single muffler. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Sunday afternoon 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Sunday afternoon 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Sunday afternoon 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Sunday afternoon 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Sunday afternoon 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Sunday afternoon 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Sunday afternoon 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Sunday afternoon 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Sunday afternoon 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Sunday afternoon 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Sunday afternoon 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Sunday afternoon 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Sunday afternoon 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Sunday afternoon 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Sunday afternoon 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - I swapped in the older style oil pressure sender, but I still have to change the connector. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - The newer throttle requires the newer cruise cable, which requires the newer servo bracket. The servo & stud plate can be reused, but I had… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - The newer throttle requires the newer cruise cable, which requires the newer servo bracket. The servo & stud plate can be reused, but I had… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - That's all for tonight. It didn't smoke when I hooked up the battery, and the dash seemed to behave as expected, so I think I got all the w… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - That's all for tonight. It didn't smoke when I hooked up the battery, and the dash seemed to behave as expected, so I think I got all the w… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - There's no coolant in it, and the radiator is just resting in place. I just realized the '00 trans cooler is external, so I have to go back… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - I filled it with water, but I have to drain it & pull the radiator to change the core support to the newer style. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - I have to use this radiator to mount the fan, which the EEC controls, but it's slightly too large for the older core support, and there's n… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - It took some hard pulling on the fenders, but I got it out without even unbolting the wheelwells. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - The condenser is laid back (still haven't opened the '94 A/C system) & the air filter box and radiator are out. Otherwise, it's just pullin… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - DupliColor Light Driftwood was the closest color I could find - I figure it's closer than white. It's actually NOT as brassy as the flash m… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Considering the effort of getting the original out, it went in a LOT easier than I expected. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - IT FITS! I'm not sure yet if the 2 vertical braces will work where they are. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - I pulled this from a '98 P71. It was nearly full of gas, so I figured it would be fairly clean inside. I was wrong. But I did get all the e… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - The gray Fuel Tank Pressure sensor comes out with a 1/4 CCW turn. Its connector is part of the fuel pump assembly. The blue vapor valve pry… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - I figured it was worth the cost of the pump seal to check inside before installing, which turned out to be wise. GO TO THE NEXT FEW PICS...… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - The pump looked like it had been dipped in molasses, and all the rubber in the tank was soft & swollen. GO TO THE NEXT PIC... See also: [ur… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - The inside wasn't much better, but there was virtually no rust. See also: [url=http://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/859406] http://www… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - I don't know exactly how long it sat to get this bad, but it makes me want to use fuel stabilizer more than I used to. See also: [url=http:… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - It only got on the top when the junkyard flipped the car for me to get the tank out. See also: [url=http://www.supermotors.net/registry/med… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - The check valve at the bottom of the filler neck was gummed & looked pretty nasty, too. See also: [url=http://www.supermotors.net/registry/… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - A can of B-12 got it pretty clean, and the anti-theft valve moves freely now. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - This is the old tank, just before I pulled the filler neck & dropped it. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - The old tank has only 1 bung on top, and the old-style locking ring for the pump. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - The new tank has 3 bungs on top & the pump plate is held on by 6 screws. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - TOP - '98 P71 BOTTOM - '94 P73 The new filler neck has a 1/4-turn cap, an external vent line, a check valve at the bottom, and is bent VERY… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - The suspension looks pretty cramped already, but a tailpipe is going in there. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - I dropped the lower control arm front bolt & e-brake cables, tied the shock up, laid the caliper beside the gas tank, pulled the sway bar e… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - It fit in easier than I expected: set it like this, and then rotate CW so the loop drops over the axle. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Slide it inboard past the shock, & lift it into place. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Removing the gas tank wasn't necessary to install the muffler - it fits equally well with the tank in. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - The first attempt showed just how bent it was. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - The junkyard had removed the R muffler, and apparently, this one was bent while the car was being moved around the yard. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - With the front bumper skin off, I found the perfect spot to work on the tailpipe. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - After working on it a few times, I got a pretty good fit. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Detail of the R catalytic converter flange showing the stamped nuts & resonance weight. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - This is the new tank, filler neck, tank-to-neck O-ring, & the new tailpipe. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Since the new radiator doesn't have an internal trans cooler, and I couldn't find a good one in a junkyard, I just used this one from a '96… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - I had to bend 2 of the mounting ears, but it's pretty solid. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - There's plenty of room between the core support & frame, and that's where I put the flexible sections. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - The hoses meet the original '94 hard lines at the side of the battery tray. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - The hard lines had to be bent to the side slightly, and their flares were cut off. I reflared them slightly to help hold the hoses on. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - The new core support, almost ready to have the grille & bumper reinstalled. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - The new core support, almost ready to have the grille & bumper reinstalled. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - The new core support, almost ready to have the grille & bumper reinstalled. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - The new A/C pressure switch fits perfectly on the old port, and the new wires even reach, when rerouted. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - I ran the new wires for the CANV around the back of the trunk while I was rewiring the fuel pump connnector for the FTP, but there's not a… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - This is the LAST connector that I'm missing. The engine apparently had the normal cheapo alternator, but the junkyard gave me this large-ca… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - I used a 1 1/4" hole saw, but 1 3/16" would have been better. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - I'm using Right Stuff sealant to hold the grommet in place & sealed. The 2 circles on the ribs are where the canister tray rear bolts will… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - I used the original fasteners at the rear, but the fronts required longer bolts, and I flipped the U-nuts. The front holes hit the 2 stock… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - I drilled holes for the vapor hose clips, and it looks almost stock. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - After rewiring the blinkers to the old outboard positions, soldering on the old headlight connectors, & moving the hood latch, the bumper w… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - The new hood latch is about 1" R of the old location, and the bolt spacing is different, so I had to widen the holes in my latch, inst… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh... 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - My odo: 187437 Donor's: 070020 UPDATE: 10/7/8 My odo stopped working shortly after the swap and I drove maybe 2 years without it, so I've l… 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Close-up view of the engine bay, showing various components and hoses. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - If you didn't know it was the wrong engine, it'd be hard to notice. Note the soldered-on battery terminals. They're the best replacements. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Final installation of the pressure sender. I also did the first oil change today, after flushing with B-12. It's now running on Mobil 1. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - I finally got out the torch and adjusted the L tailpipe to fit right. 1994 Ford Crown Victoria - Belt routing (Idler is actoally OUTside the loop to the R, and Alt is at the top) Tensioner BT-68 (2W7Z-6B209-AA) $100 Idler YS-249 (YW7Z-8…