1998 F-250 4.6 lt Questions
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1998 F-250 4.6 lt Questions
Hello All,
I was in the process of rebuilding a 1988 ranger for a general use truck and then ran across a 1998 F-250 LT 4x4 (Light Duty?) with the 4.6 2v engine for a absurdly low price (under $1,500). The truck has 17X,XXX miles on it and is surprisingly clean. The one hitch is that the engine is blown (so the owner says). I am mechanically inclined, and have tons of experience removing engines etc. However, I have never toyed with a ford F series. I am familiar with the 4.6 since I had a 2000 gt mustang and believe replacing the engine would be a no brainer.
I would use the truck as your typical trash hauler/sometimes trailer towing etc. the truck probably wouldn't see more then 5k miles a year.
What do you think? Should I go for it? At the most, I would be looking to put $2 - $3k into it to get it back on the road.
Depending on what is wrong with the engine, I hope that I might be able to get away with a short block. Is this a good idea or should I just get a long block?
Any suggestions on where to get an engine from?
I hope the engine old engine starts so that I can attempt to move the truck and see if the drive train is in working order. Any suggestions on what I should look for if I can't get the engine started?
The tranny is original. Should I have it rebuilt since I would be pulling the engine?
Is there anything that you guys would recommend that I do while I have the engine out? headers etc?
Thanks
I was in the process of rebuilding a 1988 ranger for a general use truck and then ran across a 1998 F-250 LT 4x4 (Light Duty?) with the 4.6 2v engine for a absurdly low price (under $1,500). The truck has 17X,XXX miles on it and is surprisingly clean. The one hitch is that the engine is blown (so the owner says). I am mechanically inclined, and have tons of experience removing engines etc. However, I have never toyed with a ford F series. I am familiar with the 4.6 since I had a 2000 gt mustang and believe replacing the engine would be a no brainer.
I would use the truck as your typical trash hauler/sometimes trailer towing etc. the truck probably wouldn't see more then 5k miles a year.
What do you think? Should I go for it? At the most, I would be looking to put $2 - $3k into it to get it back on the road.
Depending on what is wrong with the engine, I hope that I might be able to get away with a short block. Is this a good idea or should I just get a long block?
Any suggestions on where to get an engine from?
I hope the engine old engine starts so that I can attempt to move the truck and see if the drive train is in working order. Any suggestions on what I should look for if I can't get the engine started?
The tranny is original. Should I have it rebuilt since I would be pulling the engine?
Is there anything that you guys would recommend that I do while I have the engine out? headers etc?
Thanks
Last edited by stangatic; 08-22-2011 at 08:56 AM.
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