Please help me out..

edixon · Post by **edixon** » April 25, 2007, 8:41 am

I have recorded my door VIN number as F10J1653374. I have always thought that the truck was a 1965 with a 300 engine. The VIN decoder inmplies differently. I am now wondering if the engine has been changed, as the VIN implies it should have been a 240. How can I tell what engine is actually in the truck? Now as to the carb.. It is obviously a single barrel Motorcraft, but I don't find a tag. I did find some numbers on the driver's side 6R3507B. Does this mean anything to anyone that might can tell me what carb this is in order to buy a carb kit to re-build?

Thanks for any help!!

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » April 25, 2007, 8:46 am

2 of the truest rules in Slickdom is, that on sale day every 352 becomes a 390 and every 240 becomes a 300.
sorry to hear about your dilema.

edixon · Post by **edixon** » April 25, 2007, 8:49 am

SO, is there anyway to find out what size the engine actually is??

bertha66 · Post by **bertha66** » April 25, 2007, 11:19 am

As far as I can tell with you vin#-F10, 61-66 F100 2wd, The J is for 240cid engine, THe "1" should be a letter for build location, 653374 is production # built in Feb 1965.

edixon · Post by **edixon** » April 25, 2007, 11:22 am

My thoughts too, however, is there a way to know if the ngine has been replaced? I am trying to now find out if there is a difference in physical appearance to the 240 and the 300. Thanks for he reply, all help is appreciated!

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » April 25, 2007, 12:34 pm

Johnny Canuck wrote:2 of the truest rules in Slickdom is, that on sale day every 352 becomes a 390 and every 240 becomes a 300.

Yep, and with dentside Hi-boys, a 360 or 390 is automatically a 428 CJ.

Edixon, I'm not up on my 6-bangers well enough to be able to give physical differences, but there's plenty of member who are. I'm sure someone will be along shortly who can help you out.

Garbz · Post by **Garbz** » April 25, 2007, 12:52 pm

If it is the 240 it will run just as good as the 300 due to a higher compression ratio.

You must measure the stroke to get the 240 vs 300.

They bolth used the same engine block ansd bore.

Garbz

GLindley · Post by **GLindley** » April 25, 2007, 1:25 pm

Edixon, the stroke for the 240 is 3.18 (just shy of 3 3/16"). The stroke on the 300 is 3.98 (just shy of 4"). I'd suggest that you get a metal coat hanger and straighten it out and remove one of the spark plugs. Push the hanger down the hole until it stops. Turn the crank until that particular piston bottoms out and make a mark on the coat hanger. Now keep turning the crank until that piston reaches TDC (top dead center) and put a mark on the hanger. Remove the hanger and measure between the marks, and that'll tell ya the stroke!

edixon · Post by **edixon** » April 25, 2007, 1:26 pm

It doesn't matter that nuch to me, I am just concerned about when buying parts, won't I have to know which one I have? BTW, how would i meaure the stroke? AND, what kind of instrument do I use to do that?
SORRY for all the questions... BUT, it is realy great to meet you folks who are such a wealth of good knowledge... THANKS!!!

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » April 25, 2007, 1:42 pm

I am not an expert on sixes either, I consider them kind of a chebby plot, just like ol' Henry did.

and have NEVER owned an inline six vehicle.
But, the reason 240's are often pawned off as 300's is because externally , they are prettty much identical to a 300. ..and carb, intake, heads, distrubutor, etc etc are the same. So order your parts for a 300, if the pimple faced dork at Napa is giving you a hard time.

While the 4-cylinder Model A Ford had been a big hit with nearly 5 million sold in just four years, the 6-cylinder Chevrolet launched in 1929 put pressure on Ford to offer a similar engine. But Henry Ford had hated Sixes ever since his costly, troubleprone Model K fizzled in the marketplace a quarter-century before. So he assembled three trusted men in a replica of Thomas Edison's Fort Myers, Fla., laboratory (he felt it would stimulate their creativity) and charged them with developing a low-cost V8 engine. A 1-piece block casting would be the key because, even though V8s had been seen in American cars for more than two decades, their complex multipiece blocks had previously confined them to expensive models, such as the 1915 Cadillac, the first quantity-produced example.
from this article http://www.popularmechanics.com/automot ... 67631.html

edixon · Post by **edixon** » April 25, 2007, 1:48 pm

Thanks! That certainly helps. I just didn't want to go to get parts, and get the wrong parts and never know it.. My dad has finished a 49 F-1 and a 52 F-1. He is currently working on a '48 Ford coupe. I got to get some pictures out here. I am so glad I found you folks!!

Bills 66 · Post by **Bills 66** » April 25, 2007, 2:21 pm

Ordering parts for a slick can be fun. Has anyone heard these.

300 ford six? What's that? 4.9 liter oh ok. But I don't show that in 1965.
Ford never made a 352 it is not in the computer.
You wanted a fuel pump for a '66 352, I don't show a listing for that. Fuel pump for a '76 360? Yeah I got one but it won't fit your 352.
As far as your 240/300 go the only parts that are different are the crank ,rods, pistons and head. All the other parts should interchange.
Bill