hey 1975ford, whats the core charge on that bad boy? i may have to swing that one....

 

The 428 bad boy long block, $1546 with a $500 core, includes 18 month unlimited warranty.
the 428 bad boy short block, $1033 with a $550 cor, includes 18 month warranty.
They also have a 428 short block for $1456, with a $350 core charge, 18 month unlimited warranty.

 

Hey anyone know if some 15 in rims will fit my truck, I looked on another post and one guy said they would fit only drum brakes which i have.
The reason I ask is I can get a set for only $175 with tires.

 

What year is your truck? Is it a 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton? 4x4? What did these wheels come off of? You need to give more info. Maybe test fit the wheels before you buy them. It doesnt take long to jack up one wheel and try one on.

 

There were on ebay and I lost the bid war with 4 sec left.
They came off a 1974 ford van though 3/4 ton.

 

You may be able to fix the pan leak with something like JB Weld. If it works, it's alot cheaper than a new pan. And you can get it from your local parts store.

 

Just make sure you clean around the leak real good first. You have to get all the oil, paitnt,grease off for it to work

 

Yeah used that stuff tons of times, but I think i'll just weld it.

 

I guess that will work if you want to be all professional and stuff about it.

 

Nothing cures an oil leak like welding!!! The dip stick mounts usually leak anyway unless you seal them with high temp RTV gasket maker.
I can not tell you which one right now as I am confined to a wheel chair until my ankle replacement heals (6 weeks). Can not even get into the shop.
When I use JB weld, I always clean up with MEK first.
To do a pan right, you have to pull it and then weld it. After that, the work begins. You need a large flat surface preferably steel. The pan should be within 1/32 to 1/16 of the plate all the way around. If it’s not, place it on a 2X4s or other large block of wood and drive the offending high spot down with a small block concentrating on the center of the offending area.
You use a wooden block as backup. You need to drive the offending area beyond flat because it will spring back. This process works on valve covers also.
There were some 8 hole wheels made in 15 in but not many. We haul a lot of heavy loads and where there is a chance of problems, we us the 16 in split rims. We have never collapsed one. When the after market stuff took off in the 70s, we tried a lot of wheels and always returned to the same old split rims. The only time they are dangerous is when you put them together. If we are away from the cage, we wrap a chain around them. No problem!
What do you people do about the top exhaust manifold bolts on the 352, 360, etc Fords.

 

Yeah im just going to bang out the dents and weld the pan.
While changing the water pump today I found out what engine I really have.
The guy I bought it off said 390, Then new spark plugs didnt fit so I though it was a 360, now I found out it is 352. Saw it on the block, I'm just glad it's still a FE since I bought some new valve covers.

 

352 is just a marking on the block, it doesnt mean anything some of them have a mirror 105 of them.

 

Ok, i know that to find out for sure what engine i got to look behind the starter, but I been to lazy or busy to pull it off to look. Maybe today once i get all the parts from installing the water pump back on.

 

YA But
We have numerous engines running with all kinds of blocks.
The only real way to determine the actual on these engines is to measure the stroke.
352, 360 and 390s all accept the series cranks.
The 360 stroke is roughly 3..5 in while the 390 is 3.7 something.
When you have the pan off for welding you can check the back crankshaft counter weight.
If it has a flat machined surface on the outer edge facing the flywheel at 45 deg (it will be approximately 3/8 wide by 2 to 4 in long) you probably have a 360. Some 390s were similar.
If the machined area is a rectangular groove it is probably a 390.
I have purchased numerous Fords and they are generally reported to have 390s.
Most have not been 390s. One even had my favorite, the 428CJ external balanced engine.
LLL

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An after thought.
Some 352s had larger valves and higher compression. The plugs for a 390 may not fit these heads (depending on the year) but the crank may still be the 3.78 stroke.
LLL