Help Identifying 2 blocks
Sile360
11-07-2009, 04:40 PM
I have 2 ford engines I believe I identifyd one as a 360 big block 1971 but I can never be sure the numbers to that are D1ve 6015 A2 pics bellow
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/Sile1/DSC00183-1.jpg
The other is block heads and crank the numbers I can find are 3d16 and o2AE 60150 pics bellow and if I need to tell me were I need to look for numbers and I'll go see if I can find em really wanna figure these all out and thank you.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/Sile1/DSC00181-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/Sile1/DSC00182-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/Sile1/DSC00183-1.jpg
The other is block heads and crank the numbers I can find are 3d16 and o2AE 60150 pics bellow and if I need to tell me were I need to look for numbers and I'll go see if I can find em really wanna figure these all out and thank you.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/Sile1/DSC00181-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v108/Sile1/DSC00182-1.jpg
mechhound
11-07-2009, 10:35 PM
The bottom one is a Y block engine. I would guess a 292 cubic inch. Could be a 272 or 312 cu. in. It came out of a truck with the exhaust pipe running around the front. I would guess the year somewhere from 1956 to 1964. Sorry, I can't help you with the numbers.
MrPbody
11-09-2009, 09:50 AM
Mechhound is correct, a "Y" block. Should have casting numbers on it, either "Bxxx" or "Cxxx". B = '50s. C = '60s. COULD be a '54 or 5 239, as well.
The first pic is certainly an "FE". The bore and stroke should be measured to be ceratin WHICH FE. 332, 352, 360 (light truck only), 390, 406, 410, 427 and 428 are the most common, there are some others, obscure...). If the crank "snout" is 1 1/4" in diameter, it could be a 330, 361 or 391 (HD truck only).
Jim
The first pic is certainly an "FE". The bore and stroke should be measured to be ceratin WHICH FE. 332, 352, 360 (light truck only), 390, 406, 410, 427 and 428 are the most common, there are some others, obscure...). If the crank "snout" is 1 1/4" in diameter, it could be a 330, 361 or 391 (HD truck only).
Jim
MagicRat
11-09-2009, 01:11 PM
The first pic is certainly an "FE". The bore and stroke should be measured to be ceratin WHICH FE. 332, 352, 360 (light truck only), 390, 406, 410, 427 and 428 are the most common, there are some others, obscure...). If the crank "snout" is 1 1/4" in diameter, it could be a 330, 361 or 391 (HD truck only).
The FE block number indicates it's a 1971 unit, as the OP says, which limits it to a 360 or 390, since all other FE displacements had been phased out by that time.
Chances are, it's a truck unit. You will notice it has 'ribs' cast into the walls of the block. These were added because the FE block tooling was getting worn-out by this time. For some reason, the machine tooling life was extended in this manner.
The truck blocks had some nice heavy duty parts, like steel cranks, but were low compression, as low as 7.4:1
The FE block number indicates it's a 1971 unit, as the OP says, which limits it to a 360 or 390, since all other FE displacements had been phased out by that time.
Chances are, it's a truck unit. You will notice it has 'ribs' cast into the walls of the block. These were added because the FE block tooling was getting worn-out by this time. For some reason, the machine tooling life was extended in this manner.
The truck blocks had some nice heavy duty parts, like steel cranks, but were low compression, as low as 7.4:1
MrPbody
11-09-2009, 01:32 PM
DOH!
I missed the D1 statement... Agreed 100%.
Jim
I missed the D1 statement... Agreed 100%.
Jim
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