solid lifter question
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solid lifter question
I have just found an fe in a junkyard that raised my eyebrows. I spotted the adjustable rocker assemblies laying next to the motor inside the valve covers. The intake was gone. I pulled out a lifter to discover that it was a solid version. The heads are C4AE, the block is a C6ME-A. The oil filter adapter and the exhaust manifolds are for a truck. There is not a counterweight on the flexplate. What are your thoughts of this combo, did somebody add a solid cam to a 390/360 truck engine? Or should I pull a head and do some measuring?
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solid lifter question
You best pull the heads and measure or pull the pan and ID the crank. These old FEs all look alike from the outside.
I think they ran some solid lifter setups in the early 60's FEs for cars.
If you find it has a 4.23" bore, it's not worth anything. Just tell me where it is so I can build that planter for my patio :-)
I think they ran some solid lifter setups in the early 60's FEs for cars.
If you find it has a 4.23" bore, it's not worth anything. Just tell me where it is so I can build that planter for my patio :-)
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From: south louisiana
solid lifter question
. C6ME block could either be a 4.05 bore( 390-410) or 4.13 bore ( 428) it will not have a 4.23 bore. Could be a 428 PI block seeing as the intake's missing ( they were aluminum) and the solid lifters. Was there an oil passage in the wall of the lifter bore? A solid lifter block will have the bosses cast for an oil gallery but will not be drilled.
