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RE: Check the cross-bolts
By Davy Gurley - 11/26/2001 9:12:51 PM; IP 209.40.144.167
Statistically they may be rare,but I have in my possession 'only' 4 blocks that are side oiler castings but not cross drilled or drilled for side oiling. I know what I have. One is currently in use in a 66 F-100 as a stroker (428 crank). The others are just sitting, gathering dust, but they ARE 427 blocks as nothing else was cast as sideoilers. I can photograph these if I have to. Ford did a lot of things in the industial engine area that the car guys didn't know about. I just happen to live in an area where they use(d) a these engines as stationary power plants. The FE engines all had 361-391 heads and intakes with 8 qt. oil pans and 13 in. clutches and truck flywheels. The 428s all had CJ pistons and C7ae rods. We ran a bunch of these and even tied 2 428s together when one wasn't enough. This wasn't too successfull as the crank on the back one wouldn't take the power, usually breaking off the snout just in front of the cam sprocket. We solved that by using a 391 forged crank in the back engine resulting in a 391-428 combo. We never broke a crank with this setup. These engines were running on natural gas 24-7 and would usually last 2 summers if you would change oil in them every week. We even tied a 390 in front of a 534 on one well and it lasted longer than the 391-428 combo. Looked odd but it worked. You just set the mixture with an exhaust gas analizer and set the throttle so that the vacumm was the same on both engines. Incidentally, every FE that blew up was a result of oil starvation on the 4-8 throw on the crank. I learned a lot and it was an expensive lesson sometimes.
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9390&Reply=9390><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9390" onclick="return false;">value of a 66 427</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Jack, <i>11/19/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9390', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9390') }); </script>  value of a 66 427 -- Jack, 11/19/2001
 RE: value of a 66 427 -- Mel Clark, 11/19/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9393&Reply=9390><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9393" onclick="return false;">Is ita 390 with 66-427 markings?</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>11/20/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9393', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9393') }); </script>  Is ita 390 with 66-427 markings? -- Dave Shoe, 11/20/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9395&Reply=9390><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9395" onclick="return false;">RE: Is ita 390 with 66-427 markings?</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Jack, <i>11/20/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9395', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9395') }); </script>  RE: Is ita 390 with 66-427 markings? -- Jack, 11/20/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9399&Reply=9390><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9399" onclick="return false;">It's most likely a 390.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>11/20/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9399', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9399') }); </script>  It's most likely a 390. -- Dave Shoe, 11/20/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9400&Reply=9390><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9400" onclick="return false;">RE: It's most likely a 390.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Jack, <i>11/20/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9400', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9400') }); </script>  RE: It's most likely a 390. -- Jack, 11/20/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9408&Reply=9390><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9408" onclick="return false;">It may not be worth the bother.</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dave Shoe, <i>11/20/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9408', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9408') }); </script>  It may not be worth the bother. -- Dave Shoe, 11/20/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9414&Reply=9390><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9414" onclick="return false;">Check the cross-bolts visible just above the pan</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>P, <i>11/20/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9414', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9414') }); </script>  Check the cross-bolts visible just above the pan -- P, 11/20/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9494&Reply=9390><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9494" onclick="return false;">RE: Check the cross-bolts visible just above the pan</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Davy Gurley, <i>11/22/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9494', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9494') }); </script>  RE: Check the cross-bolts visible just above the pan -- Davy Gurley, 11/22/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=9572&Reply=9390><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor9572" onclick="return false;">Check the cross-bolts</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>P, <i>11/26/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=9572', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor9572') }); </script>  Check the cross-bolts -- P, 11/26/2001
RE: Check the cross-bolts -- Davy Gurley, 11/26/2001
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