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Depends.
By Paul M - 10/18/2001 12:39:09 AM; IP 24.20.44.11
I've heard elsewhere that there are ways to guestimate (NOT a substitute for sonic checking, but a way to save money looking for a candidate block).

One is to look inside the block, behind the center freeze plug, for the #'s 428 cast or stamped in (not positive which).

Also, try putting a pencil (standard #2 type) between the middle cylinders, (after you looked for the casting #'s inside) at the widest point you can see. If the pencil fits, forget it, you *might* get .060 over, if you're lucky.

`68 was getting close to the end of production 390's for cars, so they may have been letting the
casting's quality go a bit. Not to mention it was for a Galaxie, and not a GT for a Mustang. Chances are it's not a heavy block, but you never can tell for sure, as Ford was notorious for using whatever parts they had on whatever engines they were building.
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Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8779&Reply=8741><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8779" onclick="return false;">390 doesn't = 428</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Paul M, <i>10/18/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8779', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8779') }); </script>  390 doesn't = 428 -- Paul M, 10/18/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8781&Reply=8741><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8781" onclick="return false;">RE: 390 doesn't = 428</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Tom, <i>10/18/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8781', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8781') }); </script>  RE: 390 doesn't = 428 -- Tom, 10/18/2001
Collapse <b>Depends.</b>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Paul M, <i>10/18/2001</i></font>Depends. -- Paul M, 10/18/2001
 RE: Depends. -- Tom, 10/18/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8786&Reply=8741><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8786" onclick="return false;">RE: 390 doesn't = 428</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Rollie H, <i>10/18/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8786', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8786') }); </script>  RE: 390 doesn't = 428 -- Rollie H, 10/18/2001
 RE: 390 doesn't = 428 -- Tom, 10/18/2001
 390 wont run right -- Dan Wolf, 10/18/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8788&Reply=8741><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8788" onclick="return false;">RE: Numbers don't make HP, Knowledge does</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>R. Shannon, <i>10/18/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8788', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8788') }); </script>  RE: Numbers don't make HP, Knowledge does -- R. Shannon, 10/18/2001
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 RE: Numbers don't make HP, Knowledge does -- Old Bob, 10/18/2001
Collapse <a href=../ForumFE/reply.aspx?ID=8793&Reply=8741><img src=../images/reply.png width=30 height=10></a>&nbsp;<a href="#" id="anchor8793" onclick="return false;">390 bogs down</a>&nbsp;-- <font color=#0000ff>Dan Wolf, <i>10/18/2001</i></font><script type="text/javascript"> new HelpBalloon({ dataURL: 'replyb.aspx?ID=8793', contentMargin: 60, icon: $('anchor8793') }); </script>  390 bogs down -- Dan Wolf, 10/18/2001
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 RE: 390 bogs down -- Tom, 10/18/2001
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