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Big motor, manifold goes under the valve covers?
Small motor, valve covers look like /==\ ?
V8, right?
C7ME stands for:
C = 1960s
7 = 1967
M = Mercury
E = Engine.
No 1967 Mercury sourced block should be in a '80-'86 truck as original.
Small motor, valve covers look like /==\ ?
V8, right?
C7ME stands for:
C = 1960s
7 = 1967
M = Mercury
E = Engine.
No 1967 Mercury sourced block should be in a '80-'86 truck as original.
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Well, we kinda already knew that. The valve cover questions--shape, intake under, bolts holding them down--answer those and we'll be on to something.
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Google tells me:
From 428 Cobra Jet Block Identification
And:
From the site & forum admin on The FORDification.com Forums • View topic - C7ME-A engine block numbers, not a 428 ???
So, yes, count bolts, giving us pictures would help....
From 428 Cobra Jet Block Identification
Engineering numbers that appear frequently during the CJ era include C6ME, C6ME-A, C7ME, C7ME-A, and C8ME, but beware -- these markings do not indicate a specific block whatsoever, since any FE or FT block of the period can be found with any of these numbers
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From the site & forum admin on The FORDification.com Forums • View topic - C7ME-A engine block numbers, not a 428 ???
The C7ME casting ID on the block outer wall molds appears on 352, 360, 390, 410 and 428 blocks in Ford, Mercury and Ford light truck FE applications. It has no particular significance except that it means you have a 1967 model year or later block. The C7ME marking was only used for a year or two, pretty much gone by the end of '69 model year.
So, yes, count bolts, giving us pictures would help....
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Should be 6 bolts holding the valve cover on. If it is, then it's a 302 or a 351w. Here's a picture to determine which it is. Since it may be a 60's engine because of the "C", then it also may be a 289
P.S I just read the above post, and to tell you the truth I do not know how many bolts are on a 429/460 valve cover. But the 429/460 is a very LARGE engine.
P.S I just read the above post, and to tell you the truth I do not know how many bolts are on a 429/460 valve cover. But the 429/460 is a very LARGE engine.
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5 bolts, and intake under the covers confirms you have an FE motor.
Likely suspects for 1967 would be the 352 at 4.00 x 3.50 bore/stroke.
Since the 360 also used that block code according to a prior post, it may actually be the most likely--4.05 x 3.50.
Next most likely would be the 390, with a 4.05 x 3.784 combo.
Could be a 410 with a 4.05 x 3.984 poke and stroke.
428--4.13 x 3.984, but with luck like that you'd have won the lotto...
What carb or manifold--2bbl or 4bbl?
Can you stick a wire down a cylinder or two and check the stroke? Seems you can find one at TDC and another at BDC and get it that way, or rotate it and measure one hole.
http://www.clubfte.com/users/ratsmoker/FAQ.html
Likely suspects for 1967 would be the 352 at 4.00 x 3.50 bore/stroke.
Since the 360 also used that block code according to a prior post, it may actually be the most likely--4.05 x 3.50.
Next most likely would be the 390, with a 4.05 x 3.784 combo.
Could be a 410 with a 4.05 x 3.984 poke and stroke.
428--4.13 x 3.984, but with luck like that you'd have won the lotto...
What carb or manifold--2bbl or 4bbl?
Can you stick a wire down a cylinder or two and check the stroke? Seems you can find one at TDC and another at BDC and get it that way, or rotate it and measure one hole.
http://www.clubfte.com/users/ratsmoker/FAQ.html
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I had quite a time figuring out what I had for a motor in my 77 F250, wasn't original to the truck. Had to kinda figure it out with some detective work, and about 3 hours of Google search. Ford didn't make it very easy. Mine was either a 460 or 429, but a 69, and I read the 460 only came in the Lincoln and the power steering ran off of the crank. So, mine was prolly a 429, prolly out of a T-bird. Only way to tell was get a number off of a bearing cap if I remember right.
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5 bolts, and intake under the covers confirms you have an FE motor.
Likely suspects for 1967 would be the 352 at 4.00 x 3.50 bore/stroke.
Since the 360 also used that block code according to a prior post, it may actually be the most likely--4.05 x 3.50.
Next most likely would be the 390, with a 4.05 x 3.784 combo.
Could be a 410 with a 4.05 x 3.984 poke and stroke.
428--4.13 x 3.984, but with luck like that you'd have won the lotto...
What carb or manifold--2bbl or 4bbl?
Can you stick a wire down a cylinder or two and check the stroke? Seems you can find one at TDC and another at BDC and get it that way, or rotate it and measure one hole.
http://www.clubfte.com/users/ratsmoker/FAQ.html
Likely suspects for 1967 would be the 352 at 4.00 x 3.50 bore/stroke.
Since the 360 also used that block code according to a prior post, it may actually be the most likely--4.05 x 3.50.
Next most likely would be the 390, with a 4.05 x 3.784 combo.
Could be a 410 with a 4.05 x 3.984 poke and stroke.
428--4.13 x 3.984, but with luck like that you'd have won the lotto...
What carb or manifold--2bbl or 4bbl?
Can you stick a wire down a cylinder or two and check the stroke? Seems you can find one at TDC and another at BDC and get it that way, or rotate it and measure one hole.
http://www.clubfte.com/users/ratsmoker/FAQ.html
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You are correct, I knew it was some internal thing, couldn't remember what, and as it ran pretty good, I wasn't going to drop the pan to find out for sure.
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