Well, most of you read my post about my boat anchor 239 that was destroyed. A member on here (thanks again!) shot me the link for a 292 that was local ad. Anyway went to look at today and ended up getting the whole thing for $250.

Sitting on it was an intake. I went to move it when I noticed it was for a Y-block. Upon further inspection, I noticed it was a four barrel. Then the lady said that was included as well!

So it looks like my 292 will be a thunderbird 292

The part number on the front of the timing cover is :
C2TE-6059....

What's that from?



Here are some pictures:














Here is that intake:

 

If NumberDummy, the Ford parts guru, sees this he can tell you. Or you could message him. I think the 292's were in T'Birds, Mercury's and a few other Ford cars and F100's from the mid fifties to about '64.

 

Believe your intake is from 1956. If it had a B suffix, that would be 1957 with modern Holley pattern.
C2te=C denotes 60s decade 2 is the year, so c2 is 1962. TE means truck, so your timing cover, at least, is from a 1962 Ford truck.

 

congrats on the engine , and the 4bbl intake . those are a tuff one to find in these parts of the inter-verse . been looking in ads and yards for a few years { since i got my first 55 with a y } and no luck here ................ p.s. go to john mummerts y block site and start drooling now , but be forewarned it will cause this disease we all share to start spreading more rapidly until it obliterates all other thoughts in yer mindz !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

17 years old, doing what your doing!, get on with your bad self. I love it, when you get done, and you will, you are going to have somthing to be very, very proud of. Keep it up, and you will get there.

 

Hey Ryan,
Nice looking engine! Good to see you working hard up there
in Georgetown - we'll have to get a truck group together at The Monument to celebrate you getting it running!

Looking good over there!

Ben in Austin

 

Thanks guys, I love the praise! To be compleatly honest, the signature is old, I'm a 19 year old now.

Ben that would be great. I'd love to see your truck. We had better do it before I finish my truck, as that may be a looooong time ha. I'll send you a PM.

I took the valley cover off, it looks great. So tonight I painted the valley cover and the intake. I'll post pictures tomorrow. I think I'm about to pass out from breathing all the rust and lead based paint. Haha

 

I'm having a heck of a time trying to remove the Distributor. I've read the aluminum bonds to the steel block. I heated it up with a torch and soaked with PB blaster.... Nada. It's stuck.

Any ideas!?

 

Soak it some more and give it time. I have waited as long as a month. Sometimes you end up breaking them out. I'v been around the Y-blocks since they first came out, they are a good engine but can be hard to work on. I have three of them now,two runners and one for parts. My 56 Four door has the original 292 that came in it. The intake you have is a 56,in 57 ford went to the wider base. I have one of each. Good luck with the distributor and it's good to no somebody besides me likes the Y-block.----
Oh and when you put the distributor back in use lots of no-sez around it.