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Skriven 2011-06-09 07:45:09 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
  Kommentar till text 11959 av DAVE SACERDOTE (1:123/140)
Ärende: Awesomeness
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 DD> What motor is under the hood? 312 CI?  352 CI? Or a six gun?
 DD> Slushie box or stick (3 or 4 speed)?

 DS> The stock engines in the '60 were either a 292 V8 or a 223 I6. The
 DS> rating plate in the globebox indicates that it was equipped with the
 DS> 292 originally.  But currently, it's got a 360 V8 from a 1973 Merc
 DS> tied to the original stock 4-speed tranny. Runs smooth as silk, lots
 DS> of low-end torque from those granny gears, but plenty of high range for
 DS> the highway.

I had a '58 Ford PU which came with a 332 CI FE series big-block engine which
was the base engine of the FE series (332/352/360/390/396/401/406/427/429/460).
Also available in '58 were the 272/292/312 CI Y-block engines and the wimpy
little six-gun. I am pretty sure the FE series engines (by then the 352 was the
bottom of the big block line) were available in '60 - but, I never owned one,
so I dunno.

I think someone is having you on about the origin of the 360 currently in your
truck. In '73 I bought my only new car - a Mercury Montego. Available for the
Montego were a 250 CI six, 302, 351, 400, 429 CI V8s.
Same engines for the Cougar. The Monterrey had no 6 cylinder option - but added
a 460 CI V8 at the top of the range.

The 360/396 (FE series block) was derived from the 390/427 2-bolt main engines
by de-stroking to get a higher rpm engine ... at the cost of some bottom end
torque. It was available only in trucks and only from 1973 to 1979. Unless the
motor came from a Mercury truck (sold in Canuckistan only) which was just a
re-badged F-series Ford. 
 
 DS> My BIL Bob is trying to get me to put in a 460 he's got from a '72
 DS> T-bird. Don't think I'm going to go that route - I've only got a 15
 DS> gallon gas tank.

If it has a small four barrel - and you can keep your foot from opening the
secondaries - it will get as good or better fuel mileage as the 360 currently
installed. Stay away from the 1100 CFM NASCAR "Shotgun" carburetors.  Bv)=
 
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Quick Oyster Pickup
 Categories: Five, Shellfish, Soups, Dairy
      Yield: 6 servings

     12 oz Can oysters; fresh or frozen
      2 c  Oyster liquor & water
  1 3/4 oz Pkg. cream of leek soup mix
      1 c  Milk
      1 tb Chopped parsley
 
  Thaw frozen oysters. Drain oysters, reserving liquor.
  Add oyster liquor and water to soup mix and bring to a boil,
  stirring constantly. Reduce heat, stirring occasionally. Add
  oysters and heat 3 to 5 minutes longer or until edges of
  oysters begin to curl. Sprinkle with parsley.

  Serves 6.
 
  From: http://www.recipesource.com

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