Engine: Service and Repair

F-250---350
1. Drain cooling system and engine oil.
2. Mark hood hinge locations and remove hood.
3. Disconnect battery and ground cables from cylinder block.
4. Remove air cleaner and intake duct assembly, including carbon canister hose and crankcase ventilation hose.
5. Disconnect upper and lower radiator hoses and transmission oil cooler lines (if equipped). On models equipped with oil cooler, disconnect cooler lines at oil filter adapter.
6. On models equipped with engine oil cooler, disconnect cooler lines from radiator. Do not disconnect engine oil cooler lines from fittings behind radiator.
7. On models equipped with A/C, discharge refrigerant from system, then remove A/C condenser and disconnect lines from compressor.
8. Remove fan shroud attaching bolts and position shroud over fan.
9. Remove radiator, fan shroud, fan spacer, belts and pulley.
10. Remove alternator mounting bolts and swing alternator aside.
11. Disconnect electrical connector from oil pressure sending unit, then disconnect and plug flexible fuel line at fuel tank.
12. Disconnect vacuum hoses from evaporative canister.
13. Disconnect accelerator cable from carburetor.
14. Disconnect speed control linkages and transmission kickdown rod and remove rod retaining spring, if equipped.
15. Disconnect power brake booster vacuum hose, if equipped.
16. Disconnect heater hoses from water pump and intake manifold.
17. Disconnect electrical connector from coolant temperature sending unit.
18. Remove flywheel housing-to-engine upper attaching bolts.
19. Disconnect primary wire from ignition coil, then remove wiring harness from left rocker arm cover and position aside.
20. Disconnect ground strap from cylinder head.
21. Raise and support vehicle.
22. Remove starter motor.
23. Disconnect exhaust pipes from exhaust manifolds, then the engine support insulators from frame brackets.
24. On models equipped with automatic transmission, remove converter inspection plate, then the converter-to-flywheel attaching bolts.
25. On models equipped with manual transmission, remove rear cover plate from flywheel housing, then the remaining flywheel housing-to-engine attaching bolts.
26. On models equipped with A/C, disconnect A/C compressor magnetic clutch electrical connector.
27. On all models, lower vehicle and support transmission with a suitable jack.
28. Install lifting brackets to intake manifold and attach suitable lifting equipment to engine.
29. Raise engine slightly and carefully separate from transmission, then lift engine from vehicle.
30. Reverse procedure to install.