P1030366 - lower manifold bolts.jpg
112 hits | 24.99 KB | Posted: 4/10/17
Lower manifold bolts. Inners all came out easily, but 3 of the 4 corner bolts snapped in the same sp...

P1030367 - injector harness corner bolt retainer rings.jpg
113 hits | 17.43 KB | Posted: 4/10/17
Instead of nuts, Ford saved a few cents per truck by putting these PITA retainer clips on the 4 valv...

P1030368 - lower manifold removal, water tower.jpg
103 hits | 57 KB | Posted: 4/10/17
Not sure what to do about removing water neck stuff (EEC coolant temp sensor connector) to release t...

P1030369 - lower manifold removal, water tower.jpg
134 hits | 47.96 KB | Posted: 4/10/17
Side view of the sensor connector and where I assume it has to be disconnected at the end of the hea...

P1030376 - lower manifold removed.jpg
126 hits | 80.24 KB | Posted: 4/12/17
Lower manifold removed...yuck.

P1030377 - lower manifold removed.jpg
112 hits | 55.61 KB | Posted: 4/12/17
Lower manifold removed...yuck.

P1030378 - lower manifold removed.jpg
114 hits | 62.07 KB | Posted: 4/12/17
Lower manifold removed...yuck.

P1030405 - drivers headgasket.jpg
116 hits | 77.96 KB | Posted: 4/20/17
Drivers side headgasket. No blowouts, but kinked behind cylinder #8.

P1030409 - drivers head, bottom.jpg
95 hits | 40.49 KB | Posted: 4/20/17
Drivers side head. Cylinder #7 doesn't look fully seated (gunk around the lip), which could explain...

P1030411 - drivers head removed.jpg
98 hits | 53.38 KB | Posted: 4/20/17
Drivers side head removed.

P1030413 - pass exhaust manifold bolt access.jpg
101 hits | 54.88 KB | Posted: 4/21/17
Passenger side exhaust manifold lower bolt(s) access difficulties.

P1030450 - pass cylinder block cracked.jpg
90 hits | 41.1 KB | Posted: 4/30/17
Block cracked on the passenger side.

P1030451 - pass cylinder block cracked.jpg
96 hits | 112.21 KB | Posted: 4/30/17
Close-up of the cracked block.

P1030452 - pass head gasket.jpg
104 hits | 40.38 KB | Posted: 4/30/17
Passenger head/gasket.

P1030455 - water pump rust.jpg
124 hits | 49.21 KB | Posted: 5/4/17
Mmm, rusty water pump.

P1030510 - engine pulled.jpg
75 hits | 64.4 KB | Posted: 5/14/17
Engine pulled. No longer a head gasket project.

P1030512 - engine pulled.jpg
83 hits | 61.8 KB | Posted: 5/14/17
Engine pulled.

P1030515 - engine bay cleaned.jpg
79 hits | 66.79 KB | Posted: 5/14/17
Engine bay starting to sparkle.

P1030513 - engine bay cleaned.jpg
96 hits | 62.82 KB | Posted: 5/14/17

P1030525 - 1995 Bronco harness.jpg
95 hits | 58.17 KB | Posted: 5/15/17
1995 Bronco harness.

P1030541 - pass engine mount bracket bent.jpg
104 hits | 58.49 KB | Posted: 5/19/17
Passenger side engine mount bracket got pretty beat up from wrestling the near-impossible engine int...

P1030546 - flexplate-TC not lined up.jpg
89 hits | 40.09 KB | Posted: 5/19/17
Still trying to get the flex-plate and torque converter lined up...

P1030560 - 1995 engine installed.jpg
117 hits | 63.36 KB | Posted: 6/3/17
Engine installed and mostly buttoned up. Just need to finish some exhaust and wiring stuff, and get...

P1030561 - 1995 engine installed.jpg
136 hits | 73.94 KB | Posted: 6/3/17
So much room without the vacuum canisters! Shorty headers installed, spark plug wires tidied up and ...

P1030562 - 1995 engine installed.jpg
140 hits | 70.69 KB | Posted: 6/3/17
The spark plug wires are a bit tougher to tame on the driver's side...