FORD 352

[DIRTEATER]

I have a 68 Ford 3/4 4x4. I thought it had a 390 but when I lifted the intake manifold and seen the casting number 40-352. Is this motor actualy a 352 motor or is that the base casting number for the 352-460 family?

 

[Jon Hagen]

About all FE / FT series engines are externally the same, with some using the same block casting
(IE 360-390).
Are you lucky enough that the aluminum ID tag is still under the coil mount bolt or an intact Emissions sticker under the hood or on the valve cover ? The Largest FE / FT engine was the 428, The 429-460 is the 385 series, totally different than the FE / FT.

I seem to remember that the 352 was only installed in pickups in 65-66, a 68 should have a 360 or 390 which would both use the identical 4.05 bore FE / FT block.

 

[cole in mo.]

The best way to find out is to measure the bore, 4in for the 352, 4.05 for the 360, 390.

 

[cole in mo.]

1965 was the first year ford put the 352 in the trucks, cars had them through 66.

 

[Anonymous-0]

I read somewhere that all the Ford FE engines have the mark 352 on them, for unknown reasons. However I cannot say for sure it is true.

It shouldn't be too hard to verify the stroke through a spark plug hole. The 390's had a longer stroke than the 352 or 360, but outwardly they all look very similar. Good luck!

 

[DANS TRACTOR]

IF YOU PULL THE PAN THE 390 HAS STRAIGHT COUNTERWEIGHTS ON THE CRANK AND THE 352-360 LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE GROUND BOTH SIDES OFF AND TAPERED THEM. ALL THE FE ENGINES HAD 352 CAST INTO THEM. YOU CAN GO TO mre-nnalert/interchange AND THEY MAY HELP EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE.
DAN

 

[the tractor vet]

All FE blocks have the 352 casting in them from 330 on up to 428 . Unless someone changed it out and put a 390 in it then it is a 360 . Now if it is a true 360 from back in 68 oh boy could i do some5thing with that puppy as it has some real goddies in that block . YOu will have the 390 4V pistons and rods you will have the good 390 heads and the block is the god block all ya need is a 390 crank and a good old C-8 -AX 6250 D cam and a set of lifters shim the valve springs .010 add a 390 med. rise 4 V intake a 427 dual point dist. a 735 CFM holley carb stagger jetted with a 54 a 56 in the primarys and a 76 and a 78 jet in the secondarys and that puppy will fly as i built many of them back then and one of them setups would give and off the showroom floor 428S/CJ more then it could handle