forddieseldoctor Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Long story short I bought an 05 Ranger with a junk motor. It's a supercab with a 4.0 in it. I was wondering if anyone has removed a cab to swap the motor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 I don't think there is any need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddieseldoctor Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 There's no real need to on an F150 either, but it makes it way easier and faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Clayton Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Touche my friend touche. I was going to add the little doodad above the letter e but it's a bit aggravating with windows 8 and a laptop without a number pad. Two things I looked at when I started removing cabs on non superdutys......how tight is the engine between the firewall and the radiator support when being lifted out and how hard is it to get to the bell housing bolts and o2 connectors/exhaust. A Ranger or Explorer with a SOHC engine can be a bit tight in the bolt area but easily clears the firewall and rad support, so in this instance, I would not remove the cab to get the engine out. A V-8 F-150 on the other hand is wicked tight betwixt the front and back sheet metal. I pulled an engine out of the first cab forward design in 1997 and thought it was ridiculous. I then had to do a stick shift engine in a '97 and thought it was just down right asinine. After that and every since then I have pulled the cabs on F series for anything from engine replacements to head gaskets to valve stem seals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddieseldoctor Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 That's fair enough. I was just curious cause until I read about it on here I had never thought of lifting a cab on a F150 now I've done several and there is no way I'm going back to the other way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmantech Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 You will find on a ranger/explorer that they come out o.k. After you get the intake out of the way the top trans bolts can be reached from there. Most everything else can be stripped of and positioned out of the way. The old 3.0 was my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchan68 Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 I'm a little late to the party, but yeah a Ranger 4.0L SOHC (as well as Sport Trac, 1st gen Explorer etc.) can easily be done without removing the cab. Brad Clayton summed it up pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddieseldoctor Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 I did one not that long ago in a 98 explorer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddieseldoctor Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 It's done. Now I just gotta figure out why I have no high beams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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