1990 bronco diesel swap

[res0wc18]

hey again,

my best friend is toying with the idea of putting a 7.3 idi turbo in his 1990 5speed bronco.

Since he has a complete opposite schedule as i do most of it will be on his own. Is this a hard swap? What will he run into?

 

[riotwarrior]

Well from what I have researched and mostly Mel has told me it's a fairly simple swap.

I'm taking mine to the extreme....so it's more complicated.

Check out this thread at www.fullsizebronco.com http://www.fullsizebronco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98448

They did it and some pics and video check it out.

 

[Agnem]

It's a no-brainer. Hardest part is just cutting out the old motor mounts that are riveted on. I torched em so it was easy. Drill a few holes for the diesel motor mount plates, and drop in the F series running gear. How you wish to deal with wiring up the guages and what not is up to you. Factory axles work fine. Replace the frame mounted factory fuel pump with a Holley Red, and get rid of the mechanical pump on the IDI. Upgrade the front clip to include the diesel rad and your all set. When you read those posts on FSB, it's pretty clear those guys all have short memories.

 

[82F100SWB]

A 90 is probably going to have a high pressure in-tank pump, you may need to swap to an older sending unit to get clear of it.

 

[adrianspeeder]

Correct, '90 was the first year for one in tank high pressure pump.

Adrianspeeder