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New engine donor. 1997 Explorer 5.0.
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There she is, in all her glory.
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Out. A lot easier than I thought it would be. I read a lot of people having trouble trying to access the right side bellhousing bolts, I did not have that issue. Pull the right fender liner and the bolts are right there. Used a wrench to pull the bolts.
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Not bad looking for a 200k mile engine.
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Block hot tanked and painted. Double roller chain advanced 4* at the crank.
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Starting to come together..
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TFS valve spring kit installed.
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Front engine accessory drive on.
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Top-ish shot. Apparently the Explorer 5.0 FEADs are the tightest that Ford offered. Just thought I would pass that info along.
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Plan 4
