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Originally Posted by Ibr8k4vetts
First...Do you know a 427 when you see it? I don't  unless it is in pieces. It MUST have a cross bolted block...BUT, that could still be a 406 
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There's been several posts, with pics, on the FE board of a couple non-cross bolted 427 irrigation motors. They also had the press-in feeze plugs. They had the riveted Ford "427" metal name plate on the block too. They both mic'd to 4.23x". For every rule there's an exception...
There are too many variables in buying a 427 of relatively unknown origin. A lot of the engines were beat within inches, and beyond, of their lives. A lot of blocks were "windowed" and jack-legged back together, crappy weld jobs .. the whole nine yards. The block cylinders were thin from the start and plaqued with core shift woes. You might end up with a jewel ... or a money pit.