The more I learn about new lawnmowers the longer I plan on keeping my old one! Many of these new riders won't even mow in reverse.

 

Evening All!

I dropped that old, broke engine out of my truck today. The guy said it was a 390. (The sheister that rigged the cooling system.) I thought it was a 360, but still had my hopes up. I checked the stroke today when I unloaded it. ......it's a 352! What a let down.

I guess the new truck will indeed, have a 360 now. The hunt is also on for something super cool to stick in Alice.

 

alan what was the bore?.. a 360 has a 390 block with a 352 crank.. i should have the parts (crank,rods and pistons) to make it a 390..

 

I haven't pulled the heads yet. The more I think about it, it's smaller than 352. The stroke was only 3" (ish) the 352 and 360 both had 3.5" stroke. What did they make smaller than a 352? Didn't they make a 332? The 352 had a bore .050" smaller than the 360. Any way you look at it, this is a worthless engine to me. I'll pull some universal parts off of it. (oil pan, sump, valve covers that are perfect, exhaust manifolds, etc.) and scrap the rest.

 

Good Morning Everybody!

Not sure what the day has in store for me, but here's hoping it's easy on my back. (yeah, right)

 

now ya got me itching to build another FE ...i really dont need one or have any use at all for one... but that has never stopped me before.... ha ha ha ha

 

alan the old 332 was in some 58-59 cars and some edsels.. but are rare and hard to find.. most were junked when they wore out and replaced with a 352, 390 or a mel engine... if yours is a 332 hang onto it someone is needed it for a factory correct restore.... i'll trade ya a 390 for it....

 

hummmmmm... i called a ole buddy in louisana to see if he had some heads.. he told me he knows that i had a set of med. riser 427 heads i took with me when i moved here in 85.. i never used em so i must still have them somewhere.. i guess i have to dig thru my old part stash's... i need those heads to build the engine i want for the 63 galaxie nascar tribute car... dang it i did not NEED another project!!!!!!!!!!!!.. but all this talk of FE"s got me wanting a car that will set me back in the seat

 

Heh, heh. Sorry about that, RC. I'm on the look out for a 406,410, 427, 428 myself. I want something really special for Alice.

I'll have to tear down that broke engine I have and actually take good measurements to see what it really is. I just did the screwdriver in the spark plug hole trick to get an idea of stroke.

I home for an early/long lunch. This dang weather is kicking my butt. I can barely stand, let alone do anything productive. I did manage to repair, paint and install a grill in an Avalanche this morning and fix a bad vacuum line in an F-150. I took some Ranger candy and I'll wait for it to kick in before I go back and see about getting something done today.

 

alan.. those big bore blocks are hard to find.. sometimes if you get a 390 block sonic tested you can bore it to build a 406.. but getting a block for the .080 over you would need for a 428 from a 390 is rare... some old big mercs is the best place to look for a 428 i wonder if larry might have one.. we need something like that for our 63 1/2 galaxie tribute car... if you stumble across 2 it would be great..

 

I can lay my hands on a 427 right now, but he wants every penny for it.

 

RC
I have a 78 grand marquis with 80,000 miles it is a 460.
I have a 429 that was in wrecker Alan bought. It ran great just smoked like all get out. After I pulled it I noticed it had a place on the back of the block had been welded. I guess they did a good job as it never leaked.

Larry

 

thats cool larry.. but i am really looking to build a period correct FE block for the 63.. i like the 429 engines.. but the nascar rules wont let me run it in my 63 1/2... ha ha ha ha

alan.. if it is a side oiler with the cross bolted mains they are always expensive and way outta my budget.. if i could find a old 410-428 with a useable block it would be great. but i have not stumbled across one of those in my price range for years... so i guess i will just have to do a 390... which would be just as good for what i want anyway.. and i already own several of those..

 

RC
I have the two 63 mercury's. The marauder and a 4 door breezeway. I am guessing they both have 390's. Likely both are stuck. The 63 galaxie would be cool to have going.
Larry

 

larry.. we could always do this..... ha ha ha ha ha