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RE: 427 crate motor
By John M. Sutton - 01/07/2002 9:09:36 AM; IP 198.26.132.102
Ed: I'll try to answer here as best I can:
1. This motor was sold to me as a 360 (based on the valve cover decals) out of a '73 F-350 flatbed. The boneyard owner told me the truck (which was rusted out) had been the previous boneyard owners. They purchased the motor in the middle '70s as a spare, from a wholesaler out in OK, and put it in about '93 or '94. Just before I put it in, I noticed the motor looked strange to me. It was the correct FE setup ( as opposed to a 351 block), but it had features I had never seen before. The one that caught my eye was the reinforcement bosses cast into the sides of the motor. Unfortunately, I was pressed for time, and only checked the rod and main bearings for excessive clearance. They were Ford stamped, and were .10 over. (I wish I had checked behind the flex plate for the casting info.) Some folks on this list asked me for info on the motor, and they helped me ID it as a probable 427 block, sold as a Freddie Jones replacement motor.
2. Using the hanger measurement trick, it works out to 3.98 on the stroke. Apparently, based on what I've heard, Ford used extra 427 blocks - some with and some without crossbolts - as crate motors, so I am guessing this is a 390, which would have been correct as a replacement for the F series.
I wish I knew more. I'd love to put that motor in my old '66, but I need the money out of it.
Please feel free to ask questions! Ican look at the motor for further ID info, if it will help any. May take some time, since I can only get on the Internet at work, but I can do it.
Thanks again!
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=10489&Reply=10489><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor10489" onclick="return false;">427 crate motor</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>John M. Sutton, <i>01/07/2002</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=10489', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor10489') }); </script>  427 crate motor -- John M. Sutton, 01/07/2002
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=10490&Reply=10489><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor10490" onclick="return false;">RE: 427 crate motor</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Ed Foral, <i>01/07/2002</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=10490', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor10490') }); </script>  RE: 427 crate motor -- Ed Foral, 01/07/2002
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=10498&Reply=10489><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor10498" onclick="return false;">It's a 390 block, not a 427. I don't get it.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>01/07/2002</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=10498', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor10498') }); </script>  It's a 390 block, not a 427. I don't get it. -- Dave Shoe, 01/07/2002
 Your missing the stroke of 3.98 -- Bob, 01/07/2002
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=10528&Reply=10489><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor10528" onclick="return false;">RE: It's a 390 block, not a 427. I don't get it.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>John M. Sutton, <i>01/08/2002</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=10528', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor10528') }); </script>  RE: It's a 390 block, not a 427. I don't get it. -- John M. Sutton, 01/08/2002
 The best thing to do is gap the cylinder jacket. -- Dave Shoe, 01/09/2002
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=10505&Reply=10489><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor10505" onclick="return false;">For John Sutton....</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>kevin, <i>01/07/2002</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=10505', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor10505') }); </script>  For John Sutton.... -- kevin, 01/07/2002
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 Get yourself a...... -- kevin, 01/08/2002
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