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Hi new guy here, but not to ford pickups, my last being an 84 F150 302 auto. I have found a 1979 Ford Stepside with a 352 in it. I know that this is not the stock motor. Can anyone tell me anything about it. Its backed by a 3 speed trans. This will be my daily driver and I only drive 2 miles to work and around town. Any long distance will be done in my Ranger. Thanks
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Hi new guy here, but not to ford pickups, my last being an 84 F150 302 auto. I have found a 1979 Ford Stepside with a 352 in it. I know that this is not the stock motor. Can anyone tell me anything about it. Its backed by a 3 speed trans. This will be my daily driver and I only drive 2 miles to work and around town. Any long distance will be done in my Ranger. Thanks
I had a 352 in my 1968 Pickup and it ran great. I also had the 3-speed trans and the only problem ever was it sometimes popped out of 1st gear when taking off.
P.S. I have seen the 352 referred to as a "boat anchor". Maybe people more knowledgeable than I (about everyone here) will chime in
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Welcome to the site.
I had a 352 in my 1968 Pickup and it ran great. I also had the 3-speed trans and the only problem ever was it sometimes popped out of 1st gear when taking off.
P.S. I have seen the 352 referred to as a "boat anchor". Maybe people more knowledgeable than I (about everyone here) will chime in.
Dennis
I had a 352 in my 1968 Pickup and it ran great. I also had the 3-speed trans and the only problem ever was it sometimes popped out of 1st gear when taking off.
P.S. I have seen the 352 referred to as a "boat anchor". Maybe people more knowledgeable than I (about everyone here) will chime in
.Dennis
If anything it is slightly better mileage wise, not sure because of the other changes, I went from 2wd with 3:25 gears @ 13 mpg to 4wd with 3:50 gears and retained the 13mpg. So I'm guessing if I swapped back to 3:25 gears it would be an inprovement, but not worth the swap.
PS; forgot to mention it's been my daily driver since the beginning and no issues.
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352 was the casting number on the front of most FE blocks, it may be a 390, or actually (lets see if I can get this right) FE and FT engines went from 330 331 332 352 359 360 361 389 390 391 401 406 410 427 428 477 534.
Ok that's all I got, dunno if there is any I missed or put in wrong, the FT engines had alot of differences, but I think they were considered to be in the same family.
Ok that's all I got, dunno if there is any I missed or put in wrong, the FT engines had alot of differences, but I think they were considered to be in the same family.
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