1963 Ford C700 302! Specs! Help!

[hinton08]

I have a 1963 Ford C700 dump truck with a 302 engine. I'm needing to know head bolt torque sequence and specs, intake manifold bolt torque specs, and sequence for adjusting the valves. Anything will help! Thanks!

[MagicRat]

These trucks never came with a 302 (which is part of the Windsor engine family and were first made in 1968)

Do you mean 352?

[MrPbody]

There WAS a 302 for HD truck ONLY (and some tractors) used from '56 through '63. It is NOT similar to the "Windsor" design of the later 289/302. It is basically a '50s Lincoln V8. There were also 332, 341 and 368 CID versions, all gone by '66. It shares no parts with either the FE series OR the Windsor series.

Bore is 3.625" and stroke is 3.66".

My books don't go back far enough for torque specs. Sorry. Federal Mogul still lists all the bearings, though...

If you post the bolt sizes (the shank, not the head) and thread pitch, I can provide torque specs based on that.

Jim

[hinton08]

No its a 302. And its straight from the factory. The VIN number matches up to a 302. The 4th digit of the VIN, which is N, means its a 302. We've owned it since it was new. But we've already got it back together now.

[MagicRat]

Originally Posted by MrPbody

There WAS a 302 for HD truck ONLY (and some tractors) used from '56 through '63. It is NOT similar to the "Windsor" design of the later 289/302. It is basically a '50s Lincoln V8. There were also 332, 341 and 368 CID versions, all gone by '66. It shares no parts with either the FE series OR the Windsor series.

Bore is 3.625" and stroke is 3.66".

Well, that's a bit of a mystery. The Lincoln V8 was the MEL block (I used to own one) but I had not heard of their truck use. That's good to know.

I am only familiar with the 383, 410, 430 and 462 sizes.

[MrPbody]

To the best of my knowledge, the 383 and 410 are both "FE" engines, similar to the 390. I know of a '59 Edsel with 383. Lots of 410 "Mercs" over the years. The 430 and 462 are definitely their own "family". 430 first showed up in '58. These others are a bit smaller (externally), but similar in appearance.

Jim

[MagicRat]

Originally Posted by MrPbody

To the best of my knowledge, the 383 and 410 are both "FE" engines, similar to the 390. I know of a '59 Edsel with 383. Lots of 410 "Mercs" over the years. The 430 and 462 are definitely their own "family". 430 first showed up in '58. These others are a bit smaller (externally), but similar in appearance.

Jim

Jim,
The MEL 383, 410, 430 and 462 all shared the same design and all were different from the FE engine family.

The 383 MEL engine was an option in the 1958-60 Mercury only.
Note: The FE block used in the Mercury at this time was the 352.

The 410 MEL engine was used only in the 1958 Edsel as the "E-475" engine.
Note: The FE blocks in the Edsel were called the "E-400" and were 361 cid.

(Note the "400" and "475" referred to the advertised torque rating. )

I suppose the 383 MEL engine made its way into the '59 Edsels, since the 410 was discontinued .... I am not sure.... but it's definitely not an FE, as far as I know.
As far as I know, there was no 383 FE engine. The only 383 is an MEL engine.

Ford made the 410 cid engines in both the FE and MEL engine families and offered them both in Mercurys, (to maximize confusion )

The FE 410 engine were introduced some years after the 410 MEL engines.
Although the displacements were the same, the application was obviously different. As I recall, the MEL 410 engine was a torquey, low-revving piece while the FE 410 was a high performance engine.

[serge_saati]

I have the 96-99 Ford service manual, it gives me the head bolt torque sequence and torque specs. You can order a manual for your '63 Truck in CD version. Here's the link: http://4door.com/manuals/ford/ford_truck_cd.html

This one cover all the 61-63 Ford Trucks.

It's expensive, so you can try to download it.