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Aug 23, 2004 | 12:33 PM

rsg36

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which engine I have

Hi, I bought a 69 F250, serial shows the engine should be 360, but it doesn't match with the engine. The engine is a V8, holley 4bbl carb, mechanical fuel pump, valve covers are blue with "powered by ford" on them, oil filter screw on type not canaster, please let me know if there is a way of nailing down which engine is it. Thanks

Aug 23, 2004 | 12:36 PM

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Hi! Welcome to the site!

What makes you think it's not a 360 aside from the 4bbl?

Aug 23, 2004 | 01:10 PM

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hi, the oil filter is the screw

Aug 23, 2004 | 02:01 PM

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360's had the screw on oil filter... If the intake manifold extends half way under your valve covers and the plugs are angled to the center ( \\ // ), then you have the 360 or a member of the FE engine family in there.

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Aug 23, 2004 | 03:24 PM

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another easy way to tell if its an FE is the 5 bolt valve covers with three bolts on top and two on bottom

Aug 23, 2004 | 04:06 PM

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hi, the oil filter is not the canister element filter style,

Aug 23, 2004 | 04:20 PM

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The oil filter screws on to the oil filter adapter which is bolted to the motor. The filter will be either mounted vertically (cars and 4x4's) or horizontally (trucks). It is located down low to the right of the fuel pump. Sorry, I know what you mean by canister filter, but can't say I've seen one on anything newer than 1960. If you still think we are on the wrong track, you will need to pull a few numbers off the motor, say the manifold or head casting numbers.

--Mike