I have a 55 coe with a 256v8 is this a decent motor? i'm new to this site and new to restoring a vehicle. I think I want to keep it somewhat original, but sure yet.

 

If you want to do a resoration, it really depends on the engine condition. If in good condition they are as good as any of the era, if it is worn out or damaged, it can be pretty expensive to rebuild. Parts are available tho. It was Ford's first attempt at an OHV V8, You won't find it to be a powerhouse or very economical, but those attributes weren't very high on the priority list back then when gas was< a quarter a gal, driving more than 20 miles was an excursion and roads weren't meant to be driven at more than 30 MPH.

 

Thanks I was that the truck ran less than 5 years ago, but who knows. I need to get it in the work shop and see if I can get it started. I do know that its not froze up. Would this be 6 or12 volt?

 

AX, you're greatly exaggerating! Speed limits outside of municipalities was pretty uniformly 60 in the early '50's. Cars of the early '50's were easily able to cruise all day at 65 - 70 (think Lincoln, Caddy, Olds, Buick, all had large OHV V8's). By the mid-'50's there were plenty of 4-lane US highways, and of course the interstate system soon followed. Plenty of people were commuting more than 20 miles each way to work.

Anyway, the big problem with Y-blocks was that their oil systems plugged with the non-detergent oils of the day, and damage to the rockers and valves resulted. AFAIK they are fine nowadays with our much better oils. But as AX says, it depends what you want out of the truck. You could upgrade the 256 with later Y-block parts, and save the trouble of finding an engine that fits in the doghouse of the COE.

Pre-'56 vehicles are all 6v

 

watch the video

 

Thanks I thought is was 6volt,now I need a battery and see what happens.

 

Well, we haven't had much coe talk lately. Welcome aboard. FTE is a great place with plenty of experts, as seen from the above replies. The coe's are pretty cool trucks.

I'm one of the "We want pictures!" guys, so please post some up for us.

I'm restoring a 55 239 y-block in my F250, but I haven't done anything more than get it running on a naked frame as of yet.

What are your plans for the truck? For me I'm going pretty much stock and don't plan anything major with it, but I do want to use mine as a truck. If you are going to do light driving and attend shows then I would think about any motor will get the job done. If you are going to make a car hauler and travel the country.....well, you will need make sure that engine is in tip top shape.

Did I mention we want pictures? Take lots of pictures and ask lots of questions. The only dumb question is the one you don't ask that ends up costing you hundreds of dollars.

 

Thanks for video, wish mine would run like that!

 

The y blocks are great engines. I drove my f600 rollback with my f100 on the back 1,100 miles and never missed a lick

 

Will post pics. soon. need to figure out how to get them on here

 

Y blocks are great engines, I drove my f600 rollback 1100 miles with the f100 on the back
https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gal.../71798.520.390

 

I also would like to keep it mostly original. Maybe a custom interior, but that's a ways down the road.

 

You may also not know that they where positive ground as well as 6V


Could we see some pictures? Here is how.


But I got ta say becoming a supporter is the fastest and easiest way to post pics right from
your whatever pad/cell thing or home computer.
Few of us look in the users Gallery or album as you can see by your recent visitors.


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Originally Posted by 76f350spercamprspeal

Welcome to FTE, Best Damn Forum EVER!
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Here's How to Post Pictures:
1. Login to FTE.
2.Click User CP (In the Top Left Hand Corner)
3.(On the Left, There will be a list, The 5th Option Down, will say "Pictures & Albums) Click That.
4.Then, Click Add Album, Enter a title, and description, if ya want to.
5. Click Upload Pictures, Then click Browse, Locate the Files of your truck. (You can add 3 files at a time)
5. Click Upload.
6. Add a description to the individual pictures, then click save.
7. Add more files if ya want.
8. Click The Picture you want to post, it will give you two codes at the bottom, Right Click The Second one (It say's BB Code, Then Say's [IMG]http:blahblahblah...[/IMG])
Then, Once that is highlighted, Right Click, Then Copy, Then Paste it into your post.
You can add up to 30 Images in one FTE Post.
If, Ya need any help, Don't hesitate to ask.


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Originally Posted by old_dan

You can also go to the "Garage" tab and start an album right here on FTE. After you post pictures to an album, we can look in your album, but you'll also be able to "insert a picture" by pasting in a link to the picture in your album.

It seems awkward, but whenever you "insert a picture" to one of these threads, the forum is looking for the picture somewhere on the web (which is always available) rather than from somewhere on your hard drive (which isn't always available).

Quote:
Originally Posted By Jolly Roger Joe

Welcome to FTE!

Go to Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket and sign up for a free account. Then create an album for your truck. Upload any pics you want to post on FTE to that album. Have this album open on your computer when you want to post pics on FTE.

While you're making a post on FTE, select the pic you want to post from your Photobucket album. When the large version of the pic is open, right mouse click on it and select "View Image Info". The image info will be highlighted and will look something like this:
The best photos and videos | Photobucket

Copy that highlighted info (right click / copy).

When you have the spot in your post where you want the pic to be placed, select the "Insert Image" icon at the top of the post (looks like a mountain) and paste (right click / paste) the image info you copied in the highlighted box (just shows "http://" when it opens).

Your pic will be placed in the post.

Hope that helps.

Here's a tutorial Bob put together: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/67...-pictures.html Bob's link is not working. Can someone in the know tell me why?

How to upload pictures to the FTE Forums. - YouTube. Thanks Sam Rusty_Old_F250. Best we can find is that this video was done by Gundown64

 

Thanks for info. on uploading pics. I'm not good with computers and techno stuff, but will get some pics on here this weekend. What do you mean by becoming a supporter?

 

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