0.016 cylinder wall thickness - Will sleeving save it?

[Jim Kramer]

Sorry for the thread drift   but wasn't the story that someone had managed to purchase a bunch of late production side oiler rejects that were supposed to be destroyed and they had surfaced several years ago up for sale?          Jim Kramer

[Matthias390]

have you looked on ebay uk? there's often fe's for sale, there's a 390 in bits now for under £1000. oh, and a 360 block is the same as a 390 block just with a 352 crank'.
neil.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_fsrp=1&rt=nc&_from=R40&_nkw=ford+fe+v8&_sacat=6030&LH_ItemCondition=7000%7C3000

Thanks a lot for that tip. I did not. Will do now :-)
That engine you mentioned is already 40 thousands over. I need a standard bore 360/390, that I can have bored to match my brandnew pistons/rings.

[Matthias390]

Found a block only 120 miles away from home.
Standard bore size 4.05".

My machine guy borrowed me his sonic tester, so I took it with me to check the block out. Measured all the cylinders, 12 spots each.
One spot, pointing toward the front of the block, is 0.08", all the other measurements turned out to be 0.14" to 0.24".
Am pleased with that.

Unfortunately, although the guy I bought it from, is the owner of an engine machine shop, too, he did not have a straight edge. So I could not check the alignment of the main bearings.

But, very pleasantly, although the block looks like oil changes weren't on the regular menu, all the water jackets look almost new. Mister no-oilchange must have at least used proper coolant.

[cjshaker]

But, very pleasantly, although the block looks like oil changes weren't on the regular menu, all the water jackets look almost new. Mister no-oilchange must have at least used proper coolant.

To me, that is a good sign. That means the engine likely hasn't been rebuilt and cut on. That means you're starting with fresh factory surfaces to clean up and likely in stock specs. That's a good thing...usually.