Is my engine the original??
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From: Wyoming
Is my engine the original??
Hey guys,
I was just out scouting out the truck to see what I need to do next, and noticed the oil drain is in a weird spot. The sump of the pan is toward the front of the engine, right above the frame crossmember. The drain plug is in this area, is this normal or is this maybe not the original engine?
PS, the engine in question is an FE which according to the truck is a 360. Any help in confirming the identity of this motor is greatly appreciated.
Matt
I was just out scouting out the truck to see what I need to do next, and noticed the oil drain is in a weird spot. The sump of the pan is toward the front of the engine, right above the frame crossmember. The drain plug is in this area, is this normal or is this maybe not the original engine?
PS, the engine in question is an FE which according to the truck is a 360. Any help in confirming the identity of this motor is greatly appreciated.
Matt
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From: BC, Canada
Is my engine the original??
Originally posted by mypa'struck
and it is a pain in the **** when you change your oil too. splatters all over the crossmember no matter how careful you are.
and it is a pain in the **** when you change your oil too. splatters all over the crossmember no matter how careful you are.
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From: Wyoming
Is my engine the original??
Thanks,
I'm pretty confident it's the original motor, just was thrown off by the drain location. This truck was my girlfriends grandfathers truck from day one, and no one mentioned anything about a new engine to me.
Thanks again
Matt
I'm pretty confident it's the original motor, just was thrown off by the drain location. This truck was my girlfriends grandfathers truck from day one, and no one mentioned anything about a new engine to me.
Thanks again
Matt
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From: Lacey, WA
Is my engine the original??
Matt,
To check the date your engine was "born" on look for the date code. Easy way to find it is laying under the truck and look up at where the oil filter screws into the adapter/block. Cast into the block at this location you should find a date code. It will be in the format of "7A10". This would translates to 1967, Jan 10. See if this date is the same as the year model of your truck.
When I first bought my 1970 truck I found my code (7A10) to not match the year model. Engine swapped!
Take care,
To check the date your engine was "born" on look for the date code. Easy way to find it is laying under the truck and look up at where the oil filter screws into the adapter/block. Cast into the block at this location you should find a date code. It will be in the format of "7A10". This would translates to 1967, Jan 10. See if this date is the same as the year model of your truck.
When I first bought my 1970 truck I found my code (7A10) to not match the year model. Engine swapped!
Take care,
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From: Urbandale, Iowa
Is my engine the original??
Hey Matt,
I asked the exact same question for the exact same reason when I first joined.
I thought "why in the world would an engineer think to put the plug over the crossmember?"
I have an old pie tin that I cut the bottom out of on one side. Slide that baby up onto the crossmember, take out the drain plug, and viola - the oil hits the pan, flows across to the hole, and into my catch pan - no oil on the crossmember!
I asked the exact same question for the exact same reason when I first joined.
I thought "why in the world would an engineer think to put the plug over the crossmember?"
I have an old pie tin that I cut the bottom out of on one side. Slide that baby up onto the crossmember, take out the drain plug, and viola - the oil hits the pan, flows across to the hole, and into my catch pan - no oil on the crossmember!
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From: charlotte, nc
Is my engine the original??
Were FE's put in trucks from the beginning of the FE production, or after the phase out of the old "Y" blocks? I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Ford wasn't in a hurry to develop a truck only oil pan for the FE, and since the existing pan physically fit, why not use it and save a few bucks. Is the plug in the same spot for 73-79's? It seems like my Dad's '74 was away from the crossmember, but that was twenty-some years ago.
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From: Lacey, WA
Is my engine the original??
Hi,
There are rear sump oil pans for trucks as far back as 1970. I know this because that is what is on my truck. Being that it is a 4x4 the front sump pan would not fit as the front axle is in the way. Hence the need for a rear sump pan.
Take care,
There are rear sump oil pans for trucks as far back as 1970. I know this because that is what is on my truck. Being that it is a 4x4 the front sump pan would not fit as the front axle is in the way. Hence the need for a rear sump pan.
Take care,
