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By John M. Sutton - 01/08/2002 9:19:33 AM; IP 198.26.132.102
Kevin: Thanks! I'd really like to identify this thing if I can, because, as I mentioned to Dave Shoe, it looks like I misunderstood information in earlier posts (back In September and October of this year.) And yes, I very much enjoy FE engines, although my budget limits me to rebuilding for my trucks rather than anything fancy.
Let me address some of your excellent reply:
1. The rod/mains were .010, as you correctly pointed out. I should have been more precise.
2. Your descriptions of the piston applications were a bit hard for me to follow; what piston should I expect to find if this motor is a plain jane FE truck motor?
3. Stroke: I'll try to get a more precise measurement using a hanger wire. I must confess I'm not ready to pull the motor or crank yet. On the rod bearing caps, I'm almost positive I used a correctly fitting 9/16, or possibly a 1/2. Whichever one I used, it fit correctly on the nut (which means that it wasn't a 9/16 socket on a 19/32) Which means either my memory is incorrect or what?
4. As far as the motor goes, the boneyard salesman was young, and knew nothing about FE engines, or really, anything Ford earlier than about 1980. He thought the 360 was a modified verison of a 351 or something. It was in salt country, where anything older than about 15 years gets crushed. I had to eyeball the engine to make sure it was an FE. I might not know much, but I knew enough to get a correct engine!
Thanks for your patience, Kevin.
John
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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
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=10491&Reply=10489><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor10491" onclick="return false;">RE: 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=10491', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor10491') }); </script>  RE: 427 crate motor -- John M. Sutton, 01/07/2002
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
Collapse <b>From John Sutton....</b>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>John M. Sutton, <i>01/08/2002</i></font>From John Sutton.... -- John M. Sutton, 01/08/2002
 Get yourself a...... -- kevin, 01/08/2002
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