After 100 miles, everythings runnng good. Here's the final total:
-Motormounts from the 2.6 bolted right up to the diesel (swap frame mounts left/right though)
-Had to drill the Ranger flywheel to take the 2.6 pressureplate. Clutches are identical.
-Swapped oilpans and fabbed new pickup.
-Electric fan from Ford Conquest installed as diesel fan hit 2.6 rad.
-Using Ford sepentine belt setup. Do not use Ford p/s pump, too much pressure, blows seals out of Dodge steering box <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/scared.gif" alt="" />
-Welded serp pulley to V pump, and 2.6 bracket to diesel brkt.
-Ford 105 amp alternator, (fits fact. bracket and has serp. pulley)
-Installed tranny cooler for engine oil cooler.
-Modified throttle cable end at pump.
-Cut and welded lower rad hose outlet.
-Swapped coolant filler on engine with 2.6 thermostat housing (no thermostat as it is in the lower outlet)
-Cut battery box to make room for vac. pump.
-Glow plugs connected to Ford starter solenoid and push button.
-Feed and return fuel lines hook right up.
-Air filter is K/N style (cone filter on hose) but may have to run air box as the turbo is LOUD!!!
-Elec over vac relay on fenderwell (mine was unhooked?) from 2.6, works well for high idle vac solenoid already on engine, just added a switch on the dash.
-Swapped oil and temp sending units from 2.6.
-Exhaust temporarily stock, straight pipe dual stacks will be on this week.
-Still need to figure out a tach sending unit, Dakota Digital makes one, a lil over $100, so thats probly the route I'll go.
-Need to make a brkt for the A/C, but its 34 below right now, so maybe that can wait <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/scared.gif" alt="" />
It looks like a lot of MickeyMousing (and it was!) but it turned out great! I can't say as I would definetly do it again, but next time I would put a Ranger engine in a Ranger and a Dodge in a Dodge. Having a complete donor vehicle would be a great help though. I got my engine shipped from a wrecker 500 miles away.
I would not recommend this to anyone that could not do pretty much ALL of the work themselves. I spent over $3000 and did everything myself. To get a lot of the work done outside would end up cost and possibly time prohibitive.
But it was fun anyway <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
