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Before I put the ZF in the truck, I decided to change the oil pan as it was leaking near the drain plug no matter what. It is my fault because I was working in a mechanic's yard which barely had any concrete and my engine hoist had a bend which I found out two days ago. I dropped the engine twice and cracked the factory oil pan. I got it welded based on suggestion from my mechanic but it has not helped. Once I pulled out the engine, the exhaust has chewed up the mount which costed me $180. I wasnt happy. I am going to write to transdept who makes this mount and see if they will send a replacement under warranty. But anyway, this is what my day was like. I have painted the engine back to ford blue and going to powder coat the brackets, valve covers, nuts and bolts and few other nick nacks and then drop the engine back on with the new oil pan and heat shield to cover the mount.

Ha ha yes Pete. I was nervous but made it with no problem. It was rental truck so didn't care. I just had to pump the brake Patel few times to make a hard stop. 😊

ok thank you so much.

ha ha ha fair enough. That really sucks though, wish someone figured out a way to build a header for these trucks.

Ha ha ha I had no doubt that about it :P Sounds good. I will go ahead and do the swap and get the blue truck running. Thank you again for the help.

Taking the complete set and dropping to avoid unnecessary hassle.

Gotcha, thank you. None of this will happen because I am taking the whole engine as is and dropping it in the F350. I am not going to swap anything. One question though, when I rebuild the 460, I want to bring it up 450 HP. Is that too much power for the Zf 5s-47 and 3.5 gear in the front and back end?

I was just curious what the technical difference is to relate considering what the mechanic told me. But I am set and should be good with the swap. I probably cant go long headers because of the 4 wheel drive. So shorty is the way to go, have you or anybody played around with the headers that can go with 4 wheel drive F150 and F350. I do see the room in the F350 but I barely have any room between the engine and chassis in the F150.

Very good point, I was considering going headers and the F350 needs a new exhaust anyway. To answer your first question, it has been carbureted. I did not install the EFI system, as a matter of fact there is no way on earth I could have done that :P So thats completely off and then he must be talking about something else. According to you, what is the difference between the 460 from 85 to the 460 in 89 other than the exhaust manifold? Cheers, Prashant

Hello everyone, I bought my first Ford in 2013 coming out of a total random idea in Chicago. Till date, I do not have a garage and all the tools to work/restore a truck. But I have managed to do a 40-50% restoration of my truck working in mechanic's yards, parking lots, friend's drive ways. I have thoroughly enjoyed working on this truck. It has not only taught me a lot but helped me meet a lot of amazing people including Gary. Fords are a pain to work on but hey nothing is easy in life and I enjoy challenges. I look forward to sharing and being part of this forum going forward. Cheers, Prashant

There is a metal plate in the front end very close to the domb closer to the steering box which tells the gear. See if you have that. Or you can also get a build sheet for your truck.

Hello experts, you may have seen me (Prashant) on the ford enthusiastic forum. I have a 1986 F150 4x4. I had swapped the 302 with a 460 from a 1989 E350. I had a zf-5s42 behind it and it didn't even last me 5000 miles. I am currently dropping a zf-5s47 core that I found in GA at Midwestern Transmission in MN for them to rebuild it. This 47 will go behind the 460 in the F150. I also got a little crazy :P and picked up a 1985 dual cab F350 4x4 with a 460 and T19 transmission in it from Portland, Oregon. I was driving it to GA and the engine blew out on me in Kansas on 70. I got it towed to Salina and picking it up on Sunday after dropping the transmission in MN. So now I have two non working trucks. Since the transmission is likely to get delivered to GA sometime during the week of October 2nd and I leave for India on the 4th, I wont have the time to put the transmission in my red truck and get it running. Therefore, I was thinking of putting the tuned and ready to go 460 from my red truck into the F350 and get it running before I leave for India. It will be ideal to have one truck running so at the very least I have a mode of transportation upon my return after 3 months. Talking to my mechanic in GA, he suggested that I shouldn't put the 89 460 in F350 because the 85 engine has 10:1 compression stroke vs 89 460 has 9:1. (I may not be stating exact technical word but definitely recollect the ratio he shared with me). According to him, I should rebuild the 85 460 engine and keep it in the F350. I am ok with that but this doesn't let me get one truck running before I leave for India. I am wondering if I can get some guidance on what route I should go. Cheers, Prashant