Mercury FE displacements?
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Mercury FE displacements?
I found a FE at the JY, in a truck. There was no casting number in the usual spot on the front passenger side of the motor. It had mercury valve covers on it, I assume the original motor blew, and this one was swapped in. Did the Mercury line have anything special in the way of displacements other than a 360 and 390? I was not able to measure the stroke, didn't have any tools.
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Originally Posted by masterbeavis
I found a FE at the JY, in a truck. There was no casting number in the usual spot on the front passenger side of the motor. It had mercury valve covers on it, I assume the original motor blew, and this one was swapped in. Did the Mercury line have anything special in the way of displacements other than a 360 and 390? I was not able to measure the stroke, didn't have any tools.
360's were strictly a truck engine, no FoMoCo car applications.
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So, if I was to read what you are saying correctly, assuming the Mercury valve covers are original to the motor, then its a 410? I will have to look and see if it is externally balanced or not. I am not sure why I did not bother looking?
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Not necessarily, Mercs also came with the 352, 390, 406, 427 and 428 engines. The only odd motor that the Ford car line did not have was the 410 and numberdummy is right, it was available in the full size Mercs 1966 and 1967 only.
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Originally Posted by Bear 45/70
Not necessarily, Mercs also came with the 352, 390, 427 and 428 engines. The only odd motor that the Ford car line did not have was the 410 and numberdummy is right, it was available in the full size Mercs 1966 and 1967 only.
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The best thing to do would be to pull the oil pan and find the numbers and letters stamped on the crankshaft. FE's are a crapshot as far as what is cast on the side of the block. Plus who knows, somebody may have put the valve covers on there for appearance. On the front, driver's side of the block, there should either be a 352 or a mirror image of a 105 cast there. If it has a mirror 105, chances are that the block is a very good chunk of iron (CJ stuff).
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Distributors have ID numbers on them as do carbs, that when decoded, are engine/year specific. Of course, these parts are easily swapped. Sad to say, unless the original engine tag is still there, it's difficult at best to ID any of these engines.
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The 410 was an optional motor for 66-67 Merc most had 390's in them.
Standard 390 damper and sleeve but external balanced on the flex plate.
By the time you got greasy removing the flex plate cover you could of pulled a plug and measured the stroke with a 1/4" dowel. Heads are standard 390 issue. Might check for the tag if still on the coil bracket but best to measure the stroke.
Standard 390 damper and sleeve but external balanced on the flex plate.
By the time you got greasy removing the flex plate cover you could of pulled a plug and measured the stroke with a 1/4" dowel. Heads are standard 390 issue. Might check for the tag if still on the coil bracket but best to measure the stroke.
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I talked to the JY owner today about this motor. He says the P.O. of the truck said it was a swapped in Mercury 390 P.I. motor. Is there any way to confirm this? Any body have casting codes from said motor, assuming it even existed?
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Originally Posted by masterbeavis
I talked to the JY owner today about this motor. He says the P.O. of the truck said it was a swapped in Mercury 390 P.I. motor. Is there any way to confirm this? Any body have casting codes from said motor, assuming it even existed?
*I have the Mercury HiPo book around here somewhere, but can't remember the actual title, or where I put it.
I'll call Green Sales on Monday and ask them if the 1965/72 Merc parts catalog shows a specific 390 P/C engine. You can call them, too: 800-543-4959.
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Originally Posted by masterbeavis
I talked to the JY owner today about this motor. He says the P.O. of the truck said it was a swapped in Mercury 390 P.I. motor. Is there any way to confirm this? Any body have casting codes from said motor, assuming it even existed?
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I agree... there was a purpose built 390 PI until 66 when the 428 came out. Early PI's were solid lifter cam with some specific HD parts. 64-65 were more generic than the earlier engines. These were fleet cars and everyone had to bid on the contracts. So these were in some cases just normal engines like everyone else got. So like BD suggested... this guy IS spoon feeding you some BS with a PI flavor.