262's were available in ALL 1961/64 F100/250 2WD/4WD's & F350/600's.

"Wrong bed" Stylesides: 1961/65 F100/250 4WD's / 1961/66 F350's / 1963 F100/250 2WD's / 1966 F250 4WD's.

 

Correction to the title this Truck is a 1966! not a 62, owner thought it was a 62 till i checked this has the 3 litre 6 cyl engine it it!

 

There is no such thing as a 3 liter 6 cylinder engine installed in any Ford truck...regardless of what year it is.

3 liters = 182 cubic inches.

How did you come up with that engine size? And...is it a 1966?

1961/65 trucks manufactured and sold in Canada only have a 15 digit VIN = example: 5991014L-123456A.

The engine size itself is not listed in the VIN, or on the Warranty Plate.

The first digit of the VIN decodes to either a 6 or V8. 1965 example: 5 = 6 cylinder engine.

There is a two letter code used for what size the engine is, listed separately on the plate = 1965 examples: SP = 240 I-6 / SQ = 300 I-6.
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1966 and later trucks manufactured and sold in Canada only use the same 11 digit VIN system as 1961/80 US trucks = 1966 example: F10AC876543.

The 4th digit of the VIN is the engine code.

A = 240 cubic inch I-6 // B = 300 cubic inch I-6.
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1961/64 223/262 I-6 engines: The intake & exhaust manifolds are on the LEFT (drivers) side of the engine.

1965 and later 240/300 I-6 engines: The intake & exhaust manifolds are on the RIGHT (passenger) side of the engine.

 

it must be the 3.7 then? the exaust comes out the left hand side of the truck, and does this truck have gauge lights? cause if so mine are burnt out

 

Um Bill how do you explain this FORD brochure, touting the NEWLY available 262 in an F100 in 1964 then?

http://inlinethumb21.webshots.com/40...425x425Q85.jpg
http://inlinethumb59.webshots.com/43...425x425Q85.jpg


new for '64 on the F100/F250
self adjusting brakes
double wall box
single hand tailgate
longer wheelbase
262 six
sounds right to me

 

How do you explain someone asking for help in this very forum with his 1963 F100 with a 262?

How do you explain the 1957/63 truck parts catalog listings for engine/trans mounts and etc. for 1961/63 262 2WD/4WD's?

I've decoded several VIN's/Warranty Plates for 1961/63 F100/350's with 262's.

Sales brochures are not always correct. Do you have the 1957/63 Ford truck parts catalog?

 

If the exhaust/intake manifolds are on the LEFT side of the engine, your truck is not a 1966, or a 1965.

3.7L = 223 I-6. This engine was not used after 1964 in any Ford truck or car.

1965/66's have either a 240 or 300 I-6. The exhaust/intake manifolds are on the RIGHT side of the engine.

Idiot (Warning) Lights for the Oil/Amp gauges were standard equipment on all 1961/66 Standard & Custom Cabs, except 1965/66 F100/250 Camper Specials which came with Oil/Amp gauges.

Oil/Amp gauges were optional on all other 1961/66 trucks.

btw: Ford did not begin to use liters to designate engine sizes on trucks/Bronco's/Econolines until 1981.

 

Well I'm glad you always are Bill.
No, I don't have the parts Catalog. I don't need a manual to tell me the sun comes up in the morning.
But if I had one, and it said the sun comes up at noon, I guess that would be right.

 

If you are sitting in the Cab the exaust comes out the Right hand Side of the truck, sorry guys. i dont know much about these trucks

 

hey bill, when you got the oil/amp gauges from the factory, The idiot lights were still there, just not functional, right?

 

Does it look kinda like this in the truck?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3582/...8ab921f22f.jpg
that's a 300 ci six, a 240 is very similar looking.
(unless the parts manual says otherwise)

 

yea just intake is a bit differnt