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Private Classifieds / 427 Center Oiler Block - early date code
« on: April 11, 2016, 05:17:23 AM »
For sale: An original Ford early date coded (3B5:3) 1963 427 FE engine block. Needs a good cleaning from light surface rust on all surfaces. The block has had no major blowups or welding repairs, but it has had (1) sleeve installed in the #8 cylinder. Cylinder sizes currently measure 4.266" +/- .001". The bottom of cylinders #1 and #5 have small nicks in them (possibly from a connecting rod failure?) but there are no other signs of damage. All main caps, spacers and bolts are included.

Also included is the oil pressure bypass/relief valve and spring already installed. I am asking $2900.00 or best reasonable offer. I'm located in Singers Glen, VA 22850. For no additional cost I can palletize and load a truck from work where we ship out freight all the time, but you'll need to make the trucking arrangements. I can deliver for free to the 2016 Spring Carlisle or the 2016 FE Race and Reunion in Beaver Springs, PA.

Best to contact me via email by sending a private message, but you can also call or text (540) 820-1514.

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FE Technical Forum / 390 build - failed cam bearings
« on: September 21, 2015, 09:14:38 PM »
** Edit:  It's been a couple years since I've assembled an FE engine and can't remember how I oriented the bearing oil holes in the past.  It appears this time that the culprit was the oil hole facing upward away from the load on the camshaft by the lifters, but perhaps there is another problem I'm not seeing?  Thanks for your input!  Build details are below:**

1972 391 block w/ Precision Oil Pump distributor bushing, .030 over forged pistons, 3.78 stroke, C7 rods w/ ARP bolts, Mellings HV pump, homemade laterally flared semi-deep front sump pan, D2 heads w/ home port job and CJ SS valves w/ teflon seals, Comp 294S K-kit, factory adjustables w/ Crane adjusters and Doug's Precision Oil Pump end stands

Engine destination is a 66 Galaxie 500XL w/ HEH-CC toploader and 3.70 trac-lock 9" for street/strip

Started the engine with only a slight amount of drama on my awesome home-built test stand.  Cam break-in seemed to go rather well despite one shut-down to rig up a fan for more cooling air flow.  Oil pressure held steady at approx 75 psi at speed (1800ish RPM) dropping to around 40 at idle hot.  Comp Cams break-in oil was used as well as Comp's cam and lifter installation lube on all the cam lobes, lifters and distributor gear.

After shutting the engine down I cut the oil filter open and to my horror I found fine metal shavings... a lot of them.  The engine probably had 1 hour of run time with only the outer valve springs and dampers installed.  Upon disassembly, I fear I have made a critical error.  See the picture below.  Have I installed the cam bearings up side down?!!

Of course I'm ordering new bearings as the old bearings are toast.  Should I just replace, clean and reassemble?  Could upside down bearings really do this?  What would you do?


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