can i put a 1997 4.0 motor in a 1994 ford explorer

Asked by Mindy Feb 28, 2020 at 12:19 AM about the 1994 Ford Explorer

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i have a 1994 ford explorer 4.0 can i put a 1997 ford explorer 4.0 motor in it and
it work

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The ohv motor could likely interchange.But there may be different sensors (the cam position sensor comes to mind). You could probably take the old one off the engine.

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