Need more help in identifying another engine.
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Need more help in identifying another engine.
A fellow board member turned me onto this engine. It came out of a '52 F1. The seller claims that it's a 215. He also stated that the engine belonged to a school district since being purchased new and was never replaced, but rebuilt to 0.010. The engine has a tag to support the rebuild. However, from other pictures that I've seen of '52 215s, the valve cover looks different; note the position of the oil breather.
Here's a 215 from a running '52:
Here's what's for sale:
Is the above engine a 215 or am I just being silly and over examining it?
Thanks, Ilya
Here's a 215 from a running '52:
Here's what's for sale:
Is the above engine a 215 or am I just being silly and over examining it?
Thanks, Ilya
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My parts books (48-55) has a drawing of a 215 just like that with the same exact valve cover. It shows the oil cap farther back like that. It say "1953- 6 cyl OHV 215 CID Models J and JH" which are P series vans on F-350 or F-500 chassis. It's a 215. The conventional trucks had the cap in front and the P series had it farther back for access thru the engine cover.
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Originally Posted by barry
My parts books (48-55) has a drawing of a 215 just like that with the same exact valve cover. It shows the oil cap farther back like that. It say "1953- 6 cyl OHV 215 CID Models J and JH" which are P series vans on F-350 or F-500 chassis. It's a 215. The conventional trucks had the cap in front and the P series had it farther back for access thru the engine cover.
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Which is the correct valve cover for a conventional truck, the one in the first picture or the one in the latter pictures?
Either way, this engine would be as correct as I can get at this time for my '52 Panel, right?
Thanks, Ilya
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THe first pic has the correct valve cover for your panel truck. Only the parcel delivery series had the other cover, nothing else. P series had a different carb with the remote air cleaner. It's as close as you're gonna get right now!
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Originally Posted by barry
THe first pic has the correct valve cover for your panel truck. Only the parcel delivery series had the other cover, nothing else. P series had a different carb with the remote air cleaner. It's as close as you're gonna get right now!
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I have the remote air cleaner and different carb from the '52 P5 from which I pulled another inline 6 from.
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I have this engine from a '52 F-6 conventional truck. It could have replaced the original engine but this is the engine that was in the truck when I bought. In fact it's still sitting in the front frame rails. It has the oil cap toward the back.
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Here's a good one for you. In 52-54 books, there was 2 covers listed, depending on the depth of the recess in the covers for the stud grommet. In 55, they replaced the 2 into one with a 55 car part number. In later years, they replaced it again with a 59 car number for both the 215 and 223. These covers were probably swapped every which way when they were replaced or rebuilt.
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Thanks everyone, Barry and Bob especially.
Unlike U2's song, I have found what I was looking for.
Bob, we could still work something out on a trade for that '52 engine. Remember, I still have a good F2-F6 clip. You know which one.
Still waiting for the block casting number from the seller to confirm.
Ilya
Unlike U2's song, I have found what I was looking for.
Bob, we could still work something out on a trade for that '52 engine. Remember, I still have a good F2-F6 clip. You know which one.
Still waiting for the block casting number from the seller to confirm.
Ilya
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The seller provided me with the following information about the engine:
Drivers side manifold casting number is EAA 9430A
Drivers side block number casting towards rear of engine EAA -6015
Is it still a '52? I think so, but would like reassurance because I have to drive south to L.A. and back home in one day. That's 10-12 hrs in the truck. I don't want to do it if it's the wrong engine.
Thanks, Ilya
Drivers side manifold casting number is EAA 9430A
Drivers side block number casting towards rear of engine EAA -6015
Is it still a '52? I think so, but would like reassurance because I have to drive south to L.A. and back home in one day. That's 10-12 hrs in the truck. I don't want to do it if it's the wrong engine.
Thanks, Ilya
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