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My 57 Ford "Some assembly required" fresh out of the paint booth. The picture is about 3 weeks old
oh yeah the fuel line on a 223 I6 is on the passenger side of the car while V8s have the fuel line on the drivers side. you will have to modify...
As far as the radiator goes your car could have had a 390 you should be able to source a new one. no matter what you should go with a v8 rad as...
the 223 uses the same motor mounts as the y-block and the fe or at least they were the same on my 55 ford when I swapped the 223 I6 for a 292...
I wouldn't worry too much about carrying around spare parts in the car if you are just using it as a daily driver. However if you are planning...
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You should also look at yblockguy.com
It is easy to find y-block parts. Egge and Kanter both carry all the parts you would need to maintain your engine.Hell you can get a water pump...
May I ask why you want to replace the y-block? I think they look great dressed up and they just sound bad-ass! Plus they can be built to make tons...
The shop that rebuilt the engine should have told you what the displacement is as they would have had to measure it for new bearings,rings,and...
It sounds like you are experiencing a voltage loss at the coil while engaging the starter . I have seen a worn starter cause this problem . The...
if your car was newer i would say it has a plugged catalytic converter . since your car doesn't have a cat i bet you have a rodent nest in you exhaust
Never mind i just noticed that you checked the pump
It could be a bad accelerator pump . The old style leather cups don't do well with todays alcohol content in the fuel.
according to your blocks casting numbers the engine is a 1972 truck engine. D=70s 2=72 TE=truck engine. This info suggests that it is a 360 or...
i don't remember the 332 fe having more options than the 312 you could get a 312 in 57 with single 4bbl, dual 4bbl, or supercharged . whereas the...
if i had to guess i would go with ford pulling out of racing after 57 . the only problem that the 312 had that the other y blocks didn't was...
I think 62 was the last year for the y block in cars
I forgot to say that you also should replace the flasher units under the dash
Unless your harness is somehow damaged or you are adding circuts there is no reason to replace the harness. All to have to do is upgrade the...
In Indiana to register a car that is from out of state the car has to have the vin visually inspected and if it is old enough that it has no vin...
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btw keep the 272 it can be bored out to a std 292 . a fresh set of slugs and rings and viola its a 292
the change over is just a simple remove and replace everything will cross from your 272 to the 292 or 312 which ever it turns out to be
y-block trans bolt patterns are all the same , so you will have no problem using the 56 bell housing
the points still have to open and close before the coil will do what it is supposed to do . like i said before you need to make sure that the...
run a wire from the +battery terminal to the + side of the coil . if it isn't marked on the coil or you just can't read it . the + side of the...
are you sure that you are getting power to the coil?
while you have the cap off looking to make sure that the rotor is turning you should also check to make sure that the points are opening and...
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