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Cool meme found on another site. Looks like an old FE.
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... wait for it ... wait for it ...
Must have been a MARINE ENGINE ... ![]()
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going by the manifold it looks a bit like a 430.
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Agreed, the FE line has part of the valve cover seat in the intake manifold. The head pictured has no such demarcation.
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That'll clean up and work just fine...
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No you can't have it........I plan on fixing it up someday
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Just give it an MMO soak!
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It would be interesting to know when the engine was covered in lava. Back when it was new or more recently?
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I'm guessing maybe a Lincoln Y-Block (317, 341 or 368) since there is no adjustment on the rocker arms, meaning hydraulic lifters.
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I thought it was a Y-Block at first but then I didn't see the valve cover studs nor adjustable rockers. You can see some of the valve cover bolts around the top edge of the head which made me think FE or similar block.
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Definitely MEL-series - question is if it's a 383, 430 or ?
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I was wrong when I said Lincoln Y-Block. Even though they had hydraulic lifters, they still had adjustable rockers. Now thinking the earlier guess I saw above, of a MEL 383 or 430 would be better, since they didn't have adjustable rockers.
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I agree it looks like a MEL. It resembles this 430 I found on the web.
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Even the casting line on the head is like the MEL engines. Plus you can still see the top valve cover bolt still in the head where the valve cover rotted away.
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Yes Sal, they are all clues that it's a MEL, plus the 4 bolts that fasten the rocker shaft to head. ![]() .
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odd question. Why did Ford make the FE with the split head manifold design?
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back in 1970 i saw one in a 56 fairlane.wall to wall.it needed little work to get it on the road price 35.00
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My guess is the FE was going to be the new NASCAR CHAMP until AMA set the racing ban. The head would have allowed different style intake manifolds and kept the basic head design (again, guess only)? Something else to keep me up all night wondering ...
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