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now this is something that i've learned from this very informative forum. fe, from what i've read in a post, stands for ford edsel, which you may or may not know, was the name of henry ford's son(edsel that is). other fe's include the 360 and 390 among possibly others that i'm not absolutely sure of. what i am reasonably sure of, is that you will get more info on this subject from more knowledgeable ford owners than i.
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Different theories, the Two main ones: Ford Engine, and Ford Edsel. The original offerings were 332,352,and a bored out 352 (to 361) in the Edsel. Later the 390, briefly the 406 which quicly became the 427, the 428, 410 mercury (428 crank 390 bore) and the 360 (390 destroked with 352 crank) in the late sixties to 76 in pickups (along with 390). There is a similar family of heavy duty truck engines called FT engines. There is some limited interchangibility between the FT/FE families.
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Biggie, it aint no dang theory, FE stands for Ford Edsel, all the engines are Ford Engines for goodness sakes.
John
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John
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In the still cool hours of the night, you can hear chevys rusting away.
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...and those motors have more of it than just about any other!
-Jim
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For those who disagree with "Ford-Edsel" ...how about citing a Ford Publication or some reputable published source. I'm always interested in pinning down some facts. Sources on the internet do not count.
<font color="#f80732" size="4" face="Graphite Light">Stock Man
</font><font color="#0000FF" size="2" face="Graphite Light">1967 F-250 FE 390 4wd</font>
<font color="#0000FF" size="2" face="Graphite Light">1966 F-250 I6 240 2wd LWB Flare Side</font>
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<font color="#f80732" size="4" face="Graphite Light">Stock Man
</font><font color="#0000FF" size="2" face="Graphite Light">1967 F-250 FE 390 4wd</font>
<font color="#0000FF" size="2" face="Graphite Light">1966 F-250 I6 240 2wd LWB Flare Side</font>
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FE
We just had this discussion about a month or so ago. Go down to the bottom of the page, click on page 9 of the archives and read the post there. Ken Payne has even eloquently answered this question.
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390 I remember that, and even reread the post by dac that stated that Edsel Ford died in 43. The family must like the name, because at the Winston Cup banquet in New Your, it was pointed out that Edsel Ford was head of Ford credit, the major sponser of the champions 88 Ford Taurus.
I do agree that there is a lot of fe in those engines, as the weigh over 600 lb.
I guess it just doesn't matter if the list adim. offered his own position, because some on this thread didn't take it as gospel. He has his "O" too.
Put an X by the spot, it'll come up again.
Cheers
John
66 F100s
In the still cool hours of the night, you can hear chevys rusting away.
I do agree that there is a lot of fe in those engines, as the weigh over 600 lb.
I guess it just doesn't matter if the list adim. offered his own position, because some on this thread didn't take it as gospel. He has his "O" too.
Put an X by the spot, it'll come up again.
Cheers
John
66 F100s
In the still cool hours of the night, you can hear chevys rusting away.
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Based on the tons of books we have here, its Ford-Edsel. One book out of the whole stack says "Ford Engine". It simply doesn't make sense to call it "Ford Engine", all of them are Ford engines! The engine was specifically designed for the new Ford Edsel line, hence the name. People can believe otherwise, but if it comes to it, I'll simply call a contact inside of Ford.
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Just so there's no confusion: I agree "wholeheartedly Ken! My challenge was for authority supporting the other interpretations.
<font color="#f80732" size="4" face="Graphite Light">Stock Man
</font><font color="#0000FF" size="2" face="Graphite Light">1967 F-250 FE 390 4wd</font>
<font color="#0000FF" size="2" face="Graphite Light">1966 F-250 I6 240 2wd LWB Flare Side</font>
<a href="http://www.hometown.aol.com/tbeeee">http://www.hometown.aol.com/tbeeee</a>
<font color="#f80732" size="4" face="Graphite Light">Stock Man
</font><font color="#0000FF" size="2" face="Graphite Light">1967 F-250 FE 390 4wd</font>
<font color="#0000FF" size="2" face="Graphite Light">1966 F-250 I6 240 2wd LWB Flare Side</font>
<a href="http://www.hometown.aol.com/tbeeee">http://www.hometown.aol.com/tbeeee</a>
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this all sounds very familiar,i was the one to bring it up a month ago.this has been confirmed as the true name for the abbrv. to me by a very ,very old man who worked on the assembly line in the 50's and 60's.well i believe him.i'm only 25 what the he** do i know! oleblue=
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FE
I think the next faq ought to be the one about the disk brake conversion, or how about the differences between the three 351's, the one about the 460/4speed combo is coming back around also...
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John, spend the weekend massaging those keys, and submit one to Ken, and you might be on your way to being published. [img]/dcforum/Images/happy.gif[/img]
John
66 F100s
In the still cool hours of the night, you can hear chevys rusting away.
John
66 F100s
In the still cool hours of the night, you can hear chevys rusting away.