[pc01]

i have a 1979 f100 truck with a 302 v8, i have a 1984 302 HO with a trottle body fuel injection,i'd like to keep it and install it on my truck but dont know how to wire it how ever i did keep the computer from the 84 ford ltd the motor came out of. any help would be greatly appreicated

[KULTULZ]

So you are saying you have an 84 5.0L HO TBI engine, ECM, main harness, and engine harness out of the donor vehicle you want to install into a 1979 truck chassis with no idea how to hook it up?

The easiest way would be to find/buy the wiring diagram for the car the 5.0L came out of. The engine harness is fairly straight forward but you have to consider an electric fuel pump, return fuel line, inertia switch and power-up for the ECM and fuel pump.

FOR RACING PARTS offers a manual to go along with their harness kit for a later SEFI for five bucks. It should have enough information to get yours installed.

[GypsyR]

The flat out easiest way to deal with it is to yank the throttle body unit off and bolt on a 2BBL carb in it's place and drive on. I've done this a few times myself, it's easy enough.
If you are determined to get some use out of the TBI system, it's going to be a bit tough. Nobody much has done such because the later style "real" EFI has so much more performance potential. Not that TBI is bad, it's just not that great and has traditionally been outperformed by carburetors in all but cold starting ability. I can only suggest following tips from folks who have retrofitted later EFI systems. Though EFI has indvidual injectors versus the TBI only having the two, both systems have the majority of the various sensors and controls in common. Though no TBI use an air mass flow meter, both systems need the exact same oxygen sensor, coolant temperature sensor, and so on.
Good luck with it. And BTW, and '84 5.0 TBI engine from an LTD is NOT what I would term an "HO". I'm pretty sure Ford didn't call it one either.

[KULTULZ]

And BTW, and '84 5.0 TBI engine from an LTD is NOT what I would term an "HO". I'm pretty sure Ford didn't call it one either.

The 1984 MUSTANG/CAPRI 5.0L engines were both referred to as HO. The TBI was on the automatic and a HOLLEY was on the manual. During that time period, they were considered HO as even the offerings from GM were poor.

There is a lot to be said of TBI over carburetion, except maximum high RPM airflow on a full race engine.
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[pc01]

Originally Posted by KULTULZ

So you are saying you have an 84 5.0L HO TBI engine, ECM, main harness, and engine harness out of the donor vehicle you want to install into a 1979 truck chassis with no idea how to hook it up?

The easiest way would be to find/buy the wiring diagram for the car the 5.0L came out of. The engine harness is fairly straight forward but you have to consider an electric fuel pump, return fuel line, inertia switch and power-up for the ECM and fuel pump.

FOR RACING PARTS offers a manual to go along with their harness kit for a later SEFI for five bucks. It should have enough information to get yours installed.

sorry to say i didnt keep the wiring harness from the donor vehicle all i was able to keep was the engine and the computer out from under the dash. I would carb the engine but im not sure the carb is good but thank you for your help

[pc01]

Originally Posted by GypsyR

The flat out easiest way to deal with it is to yank the throttle body unit off and bolt on a 2BBL carb in it's place and drive on. I've done this a few times myself, it's easy enough.
If you are determined to get some use out of the TBI system, it's going to be a bit tough. Nobody much has done such because the later style "real" EFI has so much more performance potential. Not that TBI is bad, it's just not that great and has traditionally been outperformed by carburetors in all but cold starting ability. I can only suggest following tips from folks who have retrofitted later EFI systems. Though EFI has indvidual injectors versus the TBI only having the two, both systems have the majority of the various sensors and controls in common. Though no TBI use an air mass flow meter, both systems need the exact same oxygen sensor, coolant temperature sensor, and so on.
Good luck with it. And BTW, and '84 5.0 TBI engine from an LTD is NOT what I would term an "HO". I'm pretty sure Ford didn't call it one either.

GysyR, the engine and all the sheet metal along with a sticker i took off the underside of the hood calls the engine a high out put the breather has 2 air inlets on it even the valve covers match a ho a friend has
thank you for your help

[KULTULZ]

Originally Posted by pc01

...sorry to say i didnt keep the wiring harness from the donor vehicle all i was able to keep was the engine and the computer out from under the dash. I would carb the engine but im not sure the carb is good but thank you for your help

The easiest way out then would be to carb it (the standard transmission car those years {84/85 MUSTANG-CAPRI} were carbed-automatics FI). You could use any intake and a better carb than the stock 4180. You would have to find a suitable DURASPARK II distributor and harness/module.

Or, find the correct harness(es) from a donor car.