96 Bronco 95 engine

[jgentry162]

I have a 96 Bronco and installed a rebuilt 95 150 engine. I used the 96 intake. After installation I found the 95 did not have a place to install the knock sensor and there is no Cam position on the timing cover. Is there anything I can do to not have to remove and replace the 95 timing cover with the 96. I tried just hooking up the knock sensor and tying it off to the side. The problems I am having is the engine stalls when you come to a stop and idles rough here and there when warm.

Last question the Haines book says besides taking off the obvious radiator, fan and harmonic balancer they say you also have to disconnect the motor mounts and disconnect the exhaust manifolds and the transmission lines to the radiator the jack the engine up and put wood blocks under the mounts to drop the oil pan to do the change.

I have also been told this is bull and all you have to do is loosen all the pan bolts and pull the ones holding the timing cover, slide the cover out and install the 96 in over the top of the pan and bolt it in using the gaskets and RTV of course. Can it be done this way? Any help will be appreciated so much.

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[American Thunder]

On the 302/351 motors, you can loosen the oil pan bolts(loosen the front pan bolts almost all the way out) Pull the pan down about 3/4" in the front, then remove the timing cover. Installing it is a little tricky, but you dab the usual silicone on the corners of the pan gasket and carefully slip the timing cover into place, without disturbing the silicon. Slide the balancer onto the crank snout until the sleeve engages the timing cover seal, then tighten the timing cover bolts. (using the balancer in this way will align the cover properly, so the seal won't leak or wear prematurely.) Followed by the oil pan bolts. Coolant will likely spill into the oil pan during this process, so be sure to get all of it out of the pan, and change oil and filter when the job is done.