Twisted_Steel wrote:I ran shorties on my 85 and 86 Mustang GT's and never had a problem with leaks. Not saying they won't...just mine didn't.
What year 302 is in your truck? My Ranger has the 302 HO from a 1985 GT. It has the 351 firing order as did all the H.O. 302's from that era. Funny thing is, it was "high output" for that time. The 302 in my 2014 Mustang is as big as the 429 in my 69 bump side and has double the HP of the stock 85 engine.
The year is still a mystery. It originally had a 360. It know now has a 302 with 351 heads. It has a Mercury tag on the block. I think this means ford put an engine in at some point. It is running the 351 firing order.
I am still trying to figure out all the changes since 1971.
Small block fords have an imbalance built into the crank that is compensated for by a weight on the flex plate and harmonic balancer. Since you don't know what flavor engine you have it'll help to know what the imbalance is. Probably wouldn't make much difference long term but might help you get the correct parts.
Ranchero50 wrote:Small block fords have an imbalance built into the crank that is compensated for by a weight on the flex plate and harmonic balancer. Since you don't know what flavor engine you have it'll help to know what the imbalance is. Probably wouldn't make much difference long term but might help you get the correct parts.
Is that timing over iron and not aluminum? Never seen an iron one.
yes iron
so, pre 70, 351 firing order and iron timing cover. YIKES! rabbit hole
No not a rabbit hole at all. Those iron covers were used on 289 302 and 351W and some marine engines in boats. so they were kindof common at one point. Just really heavy though.
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1972 F100 custom SWB 302/C4 Auto PS No AC Wimbledon white and rusty..
Never seen one in cars or trucks. Industrial duty sounds plausible. Really adds some questions to what you have and where it came from. What does the tag on the back of the engine say. Mercury as in Mercury Marine as in prior I/O or direct shaft engine?
Ranchero50 wrote:Never seen one in cars or trucks. Industrial duty sounds plausible. Really adds some questions to what you have and where it came from. What does the tag on the back of the engine say. Mercury as in Mercury Marine as in prior I/O or direct shaft engine?
It's a mystery I say...
HOLY crap, its a marine block. What the hell! where do I go from here?
