Hey guys a buddy of mine offered me a AMC straight six and a 3 speed trans that runs good I don't know to much about it will.know more on friday.... Thinking about puting it into my 56 f250 for the time being untill.I can get mine machined and put together when ever that will.be

 

That would be a unique swap!

That is a lot of work for a temporary swap.

Dan

 

The AMC 6 cylinder engines were pretty tough little engines. The one you mention sounds like it probably either came from a Jeep or IH Scout. Probably wouldn't be all that difficult to put in. Had a Scout with a 258 and 3 speed and it actually ran very well. My Jeep has a 4.0 which is basically the same engine. If it was free, runs good and you can do the work yourself go for it. You will probably be the only one with an AMC powered truck.

Paul

 

For a temporary measure, it will be a lot of work. Maybe the radiator inlet/outlets will work as-is, but motor mounts surely won't, and the stock engine uses bellhousing mounts for the main support. The AMC BH won't have those provisions so you'll also need a rear trans crossmember/support. Driveshaft, accelerator linkage, clutch linkage, fuel line, etc all need to be adapted or modified. Sometimes "free" really isn't.

 

Thanks guys seems like it will be a lot of work might just have to find a ford explorer motor or something like that any suggestions

Thanks dan

 

What's wrong with your original motor? Does it just need a rebuild? That's the quickest and likely cheapest solution.

 

Well the motor needs a complete overhaul cause it was takin apart and left open can't get the crank to and had to pound tge valves out of the head and o know going to need a valve job just don't have the money to do it

 

Doing any engine swap won't be cheap either by the time you get everything done and safe. Save the work and money and rebuild yours unless you want to do a permanent swap.

 

I'd bet you can find a good used Y-block for a couple hundred bucks, that may need a rebuild but is a much better starting point. Check the Classifieds here and on Craigslist.