What engine does my 97 Ford F250 have

[wirelessF]

I used to have a 1997 Ford F250 (might buy it back) but now I forgot what engine it had (no badge on top of engine like on other cars). I don't know the VIN but I know what the engine looked like.

It had two intake pipes going from the air filter to throttle body.

Distributor was on the top front slightly tilted to the right.

Dual tailpipe exhaust exit.

Gasoline engine.

Oh and does anyobdy know if they included OBDII in these models? It didn't have a tach so I might use a scanguage for RPM monitoring.

 

[HTSS_TR]

Yes, it has OBDII. All vehicles starting model year 1996 must have OBDII.

 

[fordboy]

ford engine

 

[bdcardinal]

either a 5.8L (351w) or 7.5L (460). those are the only motors used that year that have a distributer still.

 

[01rangerxl]

A 5.8 should have "5.8" embossed in the intake manifold.

 

[wirelessF]

Originally Posted By: 01rangerxl
A 5.8 should have "5.8" embossed in the intake manifold.


It didn't have 5.8 on the intake mainfold so I guess it has the 7.5L.

 

[addyguy]

One easy way to tell - if you're driving it, and the gas guage goes down noticeably while you're driving, it is the 7.5.

 

[kkreit01]

Did you used to get 7 MPG, or 12 (city)?

 

[wirelessF]

Originally Posted By: addyguy
One easy way to tell - if you're driving it, and the gas guage goes down noticeably while you're driving, it is the 7.5.




Yeah, I notice the guage moving whenever I'm driving, but you gotta love dual gas tanks.

 

[GMBoy]

Check your emmisions label - it'll be on that.