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“Black EB”1996 Ford Bronco

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1996 Ford Bronco 1996 Ford Bronco 1996 Ford Bronco 1996 Ford Bronco 1996 Ford Bronco 1996 Ford Bronco 1996 Ford Bronco 1996 Ford Bronco - Bumper, skidplate & tank damage 1996 Ford Bronco - Bumper bolts were replaced 1996 Ford Bronco 1996 Ford Bronco 1996 Ford Bronco 1996 Ford Bronco - FEAD removed before cleaning 1996 Ford Bronco - After first pressure-wash 1996 Ford Bronco - Bore plug kit (block only) 1996 Ford Bronco - Engine coming out 1996 Ford Bronco - Engine out 1996 Ford Bronco - Left engine mount broken; and also bent by whoever almost installed this rubber plug. 1996 Ford Bronco - Left front rubber plug not fully installed 1996 Ford Bronco - Bore pitted, after washing sediment out of journal, & wirewheeling [url=https://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/559836] https://www.supe… 1996 Ford Bronco - Right engine mount broken. 1996 Ford Bronco - Right middle rubber plug not fully installed 1996 Ford Bronco - Rust scale, after washing sediment out 1996 Ford Bronco - Bore pitted, after washing sediment out of journal, & wirewheeling [url=https://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/559836] https://www.supe… 1996 Ford Bronco - Left head front bore looks OK 1996 Ford Bronco - Head rear bores look OK. No apparent leaks from block rear bores or rear main seal. 1996 Ford Bronco - Remaining plugs from kit. Small & tiny plugs don't appear to apply to this engine, which has 5 threaded plugs (none leaking). 1996 Ford Bronco - LHS Some pan bolts are loose - nearly falling out 1996 Ford Bronco - RHS 1996 Ford Bronco - Normal installation in the 3 undamaged bores: Hylomar & hammer the plugs in. 1996 Ford Bronco - For the 2 rust-damaged bores; rather than machine them out larger, I just used JBWeld as the sealant & drove the plugs in. 1996 Ford Bronco - Done with the bore plugs. 1996 Ford Bronco - The pan gasket was pretty ugly, so I dropped the pan. The inside was pretty ugly, too. That's one of the timing cover dowels rolling around… 1996 Ford Bronco - The block & timing cover surfaces cleaned up pretty well. I couldn't see any debris in the oil pump pickup. 1996 Ford Bronco - The block & timing cover surfaces cleaned up pretty well. There wasn't much slack in the timing chain. 1996 Ford Bronco - Washing the grime off the pan took whatever was left of the paint off, too. So it got a fresh coat of DupliColor DE1611. 1996 Ford Bronco - With new MotorCraft plugs & oil filter, and common (fragile) engine mounts, it's ready to go back in. 1996 Ford Bronco - With new MotorCraft plugs & oil filter, and common (fragile) engine mounts, it's ready to go back in. 1996 Ford Bronco - All the coolant nipples (and the throttle body) were crusty, so I had to polish them with a cup brush. Then I sprayed each one with Copper… 1996 Ford Bronco - Going in... Not that I needed to adjust it, but just because it's clean, I painted the timing marks white.
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