I'm gonna be picking up this 58ish mercury cab in the near future. I believe it's a super duty as it's an 800 and it has the hood scoop. I believe this to be a y block, but can anyone tell me if it is in fact a y block and would it likely be a 312? Thanks in advance.
Looks to be a Y-block, 312s are nearly impossible to identify externally http://yblockguy.com/identify_y-block.htm http://www.ford-y-block.com/identify312.htm
http://ford-y-block.com/lincoln.htm Oops, forgot the big trucks got Lincolns Y-Block 279-302-332-317-341-368 Introduced in 1952, this was Ford's first production overhead valve V-8. Original displacement was 317 cu. inch for Lincolns and 279 cu inches for truck use. The Lincoln version was increased to 341 cu. in. in 1955 and then 368 cu. in. for '56-'57. The truck engine was used until 1963 in 279, 302 and 332 cu. in. displacements. Very similar in appearance to the Ford Y-Block only larger. Only the oil pump and distributor will fit Ford Y-Block. ..302 and 332 trucks had steel crankshafts... EAD 317 cu. in. 3.800" X 3.50" 1952-54 Lincoln cars. EAL 279 cu. in. 3.562" X 3.50" 1954 Ford HD truck. EAM 317 cu. in. 3.800" X 3.50" 1954 Ford HD truck. EBJ 341 cu. in. 3.937"X 3.50" 1955 Lincoln cars. ECU 368 cu. in. 4.00" X 3.66" 1956-57 Lincoln cars, '57 Merc Turnpike Cruiser, '56 Continental MkII. 302 cu. in. 3.625" X 3.66" -1963 HD Ford Truck. Steel crankshaft 332 cu. in. 3.80" X 3.66" -1963 HD Ford Truck. Steel crankshaft. Not the same as 332 FE
It may depend on the build date, according to this very old thread on Ford truck enthusiast the 332 MEL engine wasn't introduced until July of 58. Meaning that a truck built before that date should have had a 292, I say should have. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/857471-1958-f700-f800.html If it is a 292 there is probably a Y block guy or two drooling over those exhaust manifolds. I can hear rusty old Ford F 600 to 800 farm truck hoods getting opened now. What's the master plan? Cab swap or car hauler or ????? I remember in the 60's my then step father's buddies would tell of bigger Ford trucks with "Lincoln" engines in them.
The truck was cut off behind the cab and in the process the back of the cab was damaged unfortunately. It is a big window cab...the window section could be saved yet imo. And in gonna grab the hood scoop from it and a 64ish super duty scoop there too. If it's a Lincoln Engine, is there any interest in those? Obviously this might be a core only if lucky.
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