I posted this in '61-'66 forum and a guy said to post it here... Several people said it is a 292 but then he said pipe on all '272' up, and that '392' may exist.
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My father left it in my woods 20 years ago; may have had engine swapped before.... I am making alive, all new hydraulics.

Engine has painted (reddish?) oval tag at front lower right corner that, I swear, says '392' (was a little dirty even after I rubbed it clean). So best I could assume it is 390 engine. THEN, I saw photo (on this site?) of SAME engine and it was identified as '292' or 290, as I recall (its been a week).

Most telling design is the exhaust manifolds stick out away from the sides of the heads and am connected in front by a pipe that goes across the front of engine, above water pump. I don't know if Ford did this on everything. (I used to do a lot of import car work (esp. Volvo) and have an old Dodge Power Wagon 4x4).

So, what's with the 392 becomes 390 becomes 292 and cross-over pipe, exiting on right side? Firing order was a little different than book...

 

I'm going to guess by your description its a 292 Y block, were there any other numbers on the block?
Block identification number generally on side of block above oil filter for blocks cast at Cleveland. Dearborn block I.D. number near distributor and above generator.

 

A 64 Ford pickup would have a 292,,, look at your blck numbersm it should be C2ae i think , or if its a Cite, that means you have the steel crank....Janet

 

As i said yesterday, the 64 pickup came out with an all red 292, but there's always a chance someone could have had a reason to change the engine out, ...so to be sure, get your block numbers, that are between the valve cover and the oil pan on the block, then we can make sure....Janet

 

I hate to correct my own answer to you, i thought you said a 64 for pickup Yblock, instead you said a 63 for yblock pickup, If that engine was never changed, it would be the same as the 64, the 63 ford pickup Yblock used a 292 and it was all red!,...Same block numbers would also still apply as well.....Janet

 

Janet et al: I got your post(s) a number of days ago about IDing the block numbers and I haven't gone the 90 miles up to the woods but will soon. I recall you said a 'red' engine. All I said was a reddish oval plate tag in the front right lower corner. The block doesn't look like it was ever red like you say. It is probably a 292 but some guy in the '61-'66 forum said to post here as he said some y-blocks could be the '392' that I swear or almost swear I saw on the tag. Engines could have been changed in Idaho before Camper was put on back in 1968.

 

HMMMM, maybe it is, but i have never heard of a 392 Yblock, now i've heard of a 390 ford non yblock engine though...Janet

EDIT: Are you sure the guy didnt make a typing mistake nd mean 292 instead of 392???? Because the largest Yblock i ever heard of, is the Lincoln Yblock that is a 368,...biggest Ford Yblock i have ever heard of is the 312, but for the record,...in 1963 your regular Ford pickup either had a 223 inline six or the 292....Janet

 

I agree with Janet40, I never heard of a 393 Y-Block being discussed there. Perhaps someone's finger missed the 2 and hit the 3. I know, not likely, but sometimes I hit the wrong keyyyyyyy...

Norwood Shelton
Retired Control Systems Engineer
Monroe, LA
1964 F100 , 1955 Customline
Yanmar YM-2000, 1250 Cub Cadet

 

I make typing errors all the time, i tend to want to type to fast. But yes, it's probably a 292 yblock.....Janet

 

No need to return to the other Forum my man, that description of the crossover pipe over the water pump nailed it. Come join us in spirit as well as metal, these are neat torquey motors that can work, wow, and wail. Do your searches and determine what level of resto or tunin' you can stand

 

One thing i do know for sure, the only ford V8 that ever had a pipe that crossed over the waterpump "front of engine" is a Yblock....Janet

 

You mentioned a metal tag that says "392"....Taggs are only used for reference in style of interior color codes for or body paint code or factory division....In no way is there any Yblock that is a 392, just isn't one...And on engine sizes, metal tags are not used, only what i illustrated above, factory paint code interior exterior, etc...Janet

 

Janet

Got a question for you as you seem to be pretty knowledgeable about these old fords.
My 58 had yellow on almost of the engine including bellhousing.
I remember my 54 Merc 239 was this yellow, is it possible that the engine in the 58 was a 239??? I assumed it was a 272.

rlangs58

 

58's were yellow in the 272 model for trucks

kevin

 

Bigwin

Thanks

rlangs58