54 Engine advice needed
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54 Engine advice needed
Found what appears to be a remarkably solid and original 54 f100 for a fair price.
Has a 239 engine that blew a head gasket supposedly in the 80s and been sitting since. Locked up.
My intentions with this truck would be to restore as original as is practical. Get it in solid driving shape first. Body looks cool as is until I'm ready for that. I want to stay period correct but I'm not hung up on the finer details. Want something that is fun and reliable to drive around a bit.
Here's the question: I gather that a 239 is a bearcat to rebuild. And there is no such thing as "matching numbers" for these trucks.
Should I try to:
Find a running 239 from the same year? Would there be some kind of casting number I should try to match if possible?
Find a later 292 or other such Y block? And if so, Would it drop in and bolt right up to the existing transmission?
Has a 239 engine that blew a head gasket supposedly in the 80s and been sitting since. Locked up.
My intentions with this truck would be to restore as original as is practical. Get it in solid driving shape first. Body looks cool as is until I'm ready for that. I want to stay period correct but I'm not hung up on the finer details. Want something that is fun and reliable to drive around a bit.
Here's the question: I gather that a 239 is a bearcat to rebuild. And there is no such thing as "matching numbers" for these trucks.
Should I try to:
Find a running 239 from the same year? Would there be some kind of casting number I should try to match if possible?
Find a later 292 or other such Y block? And if so, Would it drop in and bolt right up to the existing transmission?
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The FTE Y-Block forum has a very recent posting from a kind soul who wishes to give a complete ('54?) 239 to a good home.
Here: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...uck-motor.html
We're all enablers. Drink the koolaid.
Here: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...uck-motor.html
We're all enablers. Drink the koolaid.
Last edited by The Horvaths; Nov 16, 2013 at 04:43 PM. Reason: Enabling
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