kevins motor is rather nice, i disassembled her for the first time since ford put it together. it's a 1967 cast date side oiler, std bore , no ridge. as far as running cold most of its life....i doubt it. no sludge on the inside at all, very clean. heads had fresh plugs in it and new wires, it was a running motor. normal rotation......
nice green coolant flowed out of her when i pulled the heads off.
so he's got a good cast crank, 428 rods....really good starting point.
now to get rid of about 2 tons of marine cast iron i pulled off of it
the side oiler part was unusual normally they are just hydraulic blocks, but the
oil galley is there and has the relief valve.
once its built and painted, you'll never know it came from a boat.