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I know is a big block FE family but there are few casting NOS. and none that I recognise I did take a few pics
notice the 3 plugs around the cam stop
these are on the back and then there are some simular on the front but instead cant tell if this says "352" 0r "852" here
clearly says "352" here but has 53 and the back says 12 near the other NOS.
this is driver side just under the head near front of motor
notice the fuel pump bolts are horazontal and the oil filter has a bolt on that turns it vertical and has a sending port on the top
I am goint to take it all the way down to the bare block so when I get in there I will measure the bore and stroke.
this motor is seized at this point so dont know what it will look like when we get into it but my 14yr old son and i are going to turn the truck it came out of into a trailer to pull behind the 78 we are puting the 351w into.
Casting numbers on the FE series engines aren't very helpful. The difference between the 360 and 390 is entirely due to stroke. The FEs were produced from 1958 through 1976 starting with the 352. Tearing into it will be the best way to know what you have.
these markings are much smaller than what I was looking for I will look again after I get the oil filter out of the way. I was looking for raised NOS not stamped. thank you for the pics.
these markings are much smaller than what I was looking for I will look again after I get the oil filter out of the way. I was looking for raised NOS not stamped. thank you for the pics.
Stamped only on the LR block @ cyl head. Rest will be raised.
I am not sure what engine, but judging from the crank that has thehalf moon cut it is a 360-352 stroke platform. 390 and longer stroke did not need that cut.
Ok so I found the date stamp under the oil filter stand
but the stamped NOS. are not there ........ I did find the raised flat spot but nothing stamped there
I did find these NOS up front end of block but still doesn't look like what I should be looking for
and I did get a measuerment on the cylenders; 4.072" with a piston marked .030 on top so it's been bored once already. is still not spinning so did not yet get a measuerment on the stroke............ am soaking first one side then the other. might loosen the mains and what rodc aps I can get to but that will be tomorrows project
It's a run of the mill 360. Stock bore was 4.050" so your bore is 4.080" with the .030 over pistons. If you scrape the junk off the lip of the block you'll probably get the 4.080".
the vin decoded to Y=360+v2 off the line but there was a ford v4 intake on there when I took it apart and a webber/edelbrock 4bbl carb on top............ so it is still a 360, what should the stroke be if the crank is still original I cannot see the casting NOS. on it yet they must be on the up side and it had not moved for me as of yet.
the vin decoded to Y=360+v2 off the line but there was a ford v4 intake on there when I took it apart and a webber/edelbrock 4bbl carb on top..........
So the engine did come out of a vehicle you have the VIN for (I thought you had a take-out)? Can you post the vehicle VIN (or first five characters)?
What model year is the truck?
What is the Casting I.D. and Date Code from the 4V intake?
On the pad @ the LR of the block, it is covered with engine paint. There is no indication of a partial stamped VIN?
I did get the pistons out today but did not get to measure the stroke as it was too guncked up to ever just spin. I had to drive the pistons out with a 2x4 and a hammer even after I did get it to move some it was never "free" and except for a "23" on one side if the first counterweight and a "24" on the opposite corner of the same weight there were no markings on the crank at all.
I scraped the rest of the paint fron the LR of block still no sign of any NOS.
the date stamp from under the iol filter mount (previous pic) 3G22 with a "W" over it
= 22 day of july of 73? or 63?
'65 intake
'68 heads
'73 block or it would have the goofy early motor mount bolt patter which it doesn't look like it does.
It's a 360 someone put a intake on. Who knows the heads coulda been to that block. Fe stuff seems to have a variety of things that were leftover and used.
That block should be good for another bore job at .040" if it will clean up but .060 sometimes gets a little borderline thin. If it was a later block that had the mirror 105 on the front it would be a little better off in most cases.
I wouldn't spend a lot of time on it if the bores are really rough. You may want to get it sonic checked once it's apart to see what you have left to work with.
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