I had more troubles with the MX Cruise-O-Matic in the 1964 T-bird than anything else. The FMX was used along with the C6 for quite a while. The C6 came out in 1966 for the new Lincoln 460 but it quickly started to show up in pickups and heavy cars more in following years. If it has the C6 transmission then it would be a really good set up to have. If it was from a Comet with a 2bbl 390 it could be just a few HP less. It's a 390, almost for sure (since I doubt Merc did any 2bbl 428's.) I have nothing against 352's at all - they're awesome and I have one in my '61 Mercury, but I didn't want to do any tune up or timing things until I knew what the displacement was.įrom what I've read, if it was from a full size Merc, it's a 270 HP unit, which makes sense because it has a bit more pull than my '61 Monterey which is 220 HP. This is good because FoMoCo didn't do any 352's in 1967, meaning I don't have to figure out if it's a 390 or a 352. It was "C7ME" which apparently means the engine was from a 1967 Mercury.I presume full size, but maybe not. It was covered with grease AND I was reading it with a mirror AND it was upside down, but it was real clear once I figured it out. Couldn't find the date code (I'm guessing it may have been milled off) but I did find the more pertinent marking - the part number. Okay, we'll I checked the T-bird today for the numbers. I'll try to go up tomorrow and see if I can sort out the codes from the info dmsfrr gave me. I'll try it when I change plugs or something. between the 390 and the smaller FE's is to measure the stroke. I understand the only way to tell the diff. That could be a function of the 2 bbl, but might be the smaller motor too. Then the question is: is it a 352 or a 360 instead of a 390? I'd never driven a T-Bird before this car, but I was a little underwhelmed by the acceleration during the test drive, though it does have some power. It seems it's absent of any significant tailpipe smoke, as well. It actually makes sense that the motor might've been changed out because the engine runs better and quieter than engines in most 90,000 mile vehicles of that era that I encounter. Given that my car has a 2bbl, carb AND a blue air cleaner AND blue valve covers - all of which are non-spec - (and it doesn't look like the engine has been repainted) I'm going to assume at this point that the engine probably isn't original (though it's possible that Ford could've changed those colors late in the model year.) I UNDERSTAND that people can repaint engine parts, but I'm wondering if blue was a standard color for cleaner and covers on other fords of the era, and if that could help explain why I have a 2bbl on my FE. ![]() Which color was original on '65 Thunderbirds? I've also seen one with gold air filter and blue valve covers. Others have a dark blue air cleaner housing with blue valve covers like this (Not my car, but mine is like this car.): ![]() When I google image "65 T-bird engine compartment" I get two different color schemes (pics don't say if engines are original.) One has the gold colored air cleaner housing and valve covers like this: I've read online (so it must be true) you can't really use engine numbers to identify 60's FE engines to specific vehicles. I consider myself fortunate to have an engine that runs this good and doesn't smoke for the price I paid, so I'm NOT going to change it out if it isn't an original T-bird engine, but would like to know what I'm dealing with for adjustments, timing and tune ups. I figured a previous owner changed the carb out at some point, but then considered the possibility that it might be a non-original engine. They are sorted by alphabetical order by brand and then model.The '65 Thunderbird (mild) project car that I bought several months ago runs well, but the FE engine in it has a 2bbl carb rather than a 4bbl, and (as I understand it) all '64 and '65 came with a 390 4bbl engine, no exceptions. These are a complete breakdown of Ford, Lincoln &
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