Found a block 352?
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Found a block 352?
I found a block in my girlfriends basement her father was a mechanic and is no longer with us I was trying to figure out what engine this was. all I found on it was 352 and c6me can anyone help with this? Thanks
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Well it could have been several things. Sadly FE's are virtually impossible to identify by casting number(with a few exceptions).
The C6ME block is listed as:
1966-68 428 4.13" bore
1966-67 410 4.05"
1968-76 360 4.05"
the latter two are exactly the same, with the only difference being the rotating assembly that was used. As to the 428, I'm not 100% sure(have never had the luck of finding one), but I think the 428's had a scratch mark "A" on the back. I would just measure the bore, see what it's at, and if you're gonna build it you'd have it sonic checked anyways. Then you would know for sure if it "could" go to a 428 bore. Just my 2cents.
The C6ME block is listed as:
1966-68 428 4.13" bore
1966-67 410 4.05"
1968-76 360 4.05"
the latter two are exactly the same, with the only difference being the rotating assembly that was used. As to the 428, I'm not 100% sure(have never had the luck of finding one), but I think the 428's had a scratch mark "A" on the back. I would just measure the bore, see what it's at, and if you're gonna build it you'd have it sonic checked anyways. Then you would know for sure if it "could" go to a 428 bore. Just my 2cents.
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C6ME-A
1967 352 4.00" bore
1968-76 360 4.05"
1966 390 4.05"
1966-67 410 4.05"
1966-68 428 4.13"
Pretty much the same stuff. I'd be skeptical of the 428, given all it's availability in the smaller bore block. MOST of the 352/360/390/410 blocks will not go .080 over. Get it cleaned up and bore measured and you'll know more of what you have. Who knows it may be a 428 block, he kept it for a long time maybe that's why.
It's a hydraulic lifter block by the way.
1967 352 4.00" bore
1968-76 360 4.05"
1966 390 4.05"
1966-67 410 4.05"
1966-68 428 4.13"
Pretty much the same stuff. I'd be skeptical of the 428, given all it's availability in the smaller bore block. MOST of the 352/360/390/410 blocks will not go .080 over. Get it cleaned up and bore measured and you'll know more of what you have. Who knows it may be a 428 block, he kept it for a long time maybe that's why.
It's a hydraulic lifter block by the way.
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if you see a cast in 352 on the left side front water jacket below the head suface it is a 352.
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It has 3.5 stroke and 4 inch bore roughly 7f5 imguessing is the date stamp and found 040 on the top of the piston
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I don't want to build it I like my 4.9 300 I am going to try to trade it or sell it torwards another 300 to work with thanks for all the info guy yall are always very helpful.
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Actually, that's not true. It can be almost any FE, a 352, 360, 390, etc.
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playing with a 352 in my shop right now. it's in a 1963 gal 500xl convert. pita won't start.
art it's funny as this one has 352 cast right into the left front of the block another ford we have has a 406 and it has that cast into it's block. ford can drive a mechanic crazy.
art it's funny as this one has 352 cast right into the left front of the block another ford we have has a 406 and it has that cast into it's block. ford can drive a mechanic crazy.
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