i was just researching the 302 engine swap online today when i came across this site and signed up, in hopes that i could get some help. this saturday i was weelin my stock ranger and decided to hydrolock my engine( beleve me, i felt and still feel like a jackass, being that the truck is my daily driver and im still paying it off). i changed the oil and removed the spark plugs, and the starter just clicks and still wont turn the engine, and the battery has a good charge. it got dark today, before i could remove the fan to turn the motor manually by turning the harmonic balancer... but by the way the starter is acting, i think the motor might be toast. so im thinking if ive got to get a new motor, id like to make it a wheeling machene and put in a 302, maybe a 351 if its possible. so i suppose im just wondering if anyone has done that swap in a later model ranger like mine, and if so, what might i be looking at as far as cost, time, and difficulty. if anyone has any info i would greatly apreciate it. - josh