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Neede 370 Ford gas engine swap advice
I have a 1983-- yes 1983-- Ford F600 medium-duty dump truck witha 370 gas in it. The trans is a manual 5 speed with 2-speed (split) axle.
It's in near-mint condition since I dumped five times the money in it than it's worth.
I'm thinking I'd like more power and fuel economy without going to a diesel.
I'm not a gear head so I need advice: are there any modern Ford gas engines out there that would be an easy, straight forward swap without machining, new clutch, bell housing etc.?
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Neede 370 Ford gas engine swap advice
Thanks KW. And it looks like Kenny typed my title too: "Neede" DOH! Oh well it gives it a French flair.
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Neede 370 Ford gas engine swap advice
You mean like FREE?
What's an address to google?
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Well Cupi...errr... Stup...seeing as I have over $15K in this one I can really justify dumping any more than a grand in it.
(cover your ears now)
Hey K-E-N-N-Y you still need a dump truck? Do I have a deal for YOU!
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Murf like I originally stated, I wanted to put in a modern gas engine instaed of a diesel--If I wanted a diesel I'd take you up on your... ah-hem... "offer". 
Witha all the cheap, gas trucks around I figgered there might be a donor out there that I easily swap. The swapping a diesel is not time or cost effective---even if I had the loose parts sitting next to it ready to go.
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Gimme some slack guys. Mint is relative to construction equipment of this ilk---and in hind-sight a small but albeit exaggeration--beauty in the eye of the beholder kind of thing, you know. It wasn't like I set out to do that. A little here a little there. But at each turn I was in it too deep to dump it--pun intended. I had a new dump box made. Then replaced the cab with a rust-free one. In the process I ruined the brake lines. $2K later the brakes were OK. Got the truck painted. New bumper, and interior. New tires and rims. New carb, battery, etc., etc. And so it goes.
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