ford engines

Bought a Ford pickup with big Ford V-8 auto, how can I tell what engine and trans does it have? It has Edelbrock aluminum intake and carb, with no numbers I can find. anywhere.


thanks fer any help..

 

Posting pictures would help to ID which series Ford engine.

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My crystal ball is broken at the moment, so unless you can describe it much better, a picture or two would really help ID the engine.

 

Need more clues. Snap a few pics & one of these Ford guys will nail it right quick I reckon.

 

i wish I knew how,
will try to get help later.
.just thought maybe there were things to look for..

thanks.

 

Check the numbers out. Pop a valve cover off. Check around the starter bell housing area for number then just punch them in

 

If the intake and head is parted inside the valvecover
its an FE Engine 332-428

 

If the thermostat is in the block and not the intake
Its a 400M
Any script on the valvecovers?

 

Or a 351 Cleveland.

 

Or a 351M. BTW, 400, not 400M.

 

Quick Ford OHV V8 family identification:

2 valve cover bolts: Y block
5 valve cover bolts: FE
6 valve cover bolts: small block (260, 289, 302, 351W etc)
7 valve cover bolts: 429/460
8 valve cover bolts: Cleveland series

Within these families are various displacements and deck heights. Need pix or more info.

Missing: Lincoln MEL series and Y blocks cuz I don't remember.

 

An MEL engine has 6 valve cover bolts and a Lincoln Y will have 2 just like its smaller Ford brother. But with a truck it is highly unlikely it has either of those motors unless it is a large Medium or Heavy Duty series truck, or someone did a swap at some point in its life.

 

yes it is 1/2 ton short-wide,, lots of changes,,

 

What year Ford pickup is it?

 

Just Chrome Edelbrock valve covers, intake, & carb..

 

1958 but so much is different from stock,,

 

From what 58Custom & Frozenmerc posted you should be able to get a basic idea of what you have.

 

Call the previous owner and ask him/her what engine you have since you can't post a pic. 58 Custom has provided the best info to make an educated guess.

 

Ford only made 2 engines. They made a 302 and a Y-block. So it's one of the two.

 

Funny

 

Probably a 350 Chevy with a Turbo 350 transmission.

 

read the first post...

 

534 with a Lincoln auto