Technical need help identifying an engine

so i checked out the 53 ford today...they only want 300 bucks! i want tk try to figure out what the behemoth they wedged under the hood is... it says ford in raised letters on the valve cover but is only a 2 bolt valve cover looks like it was ford blue originally too, it looks m***ive in that car

 

Look something like this?

 

no, way bigger, stamped raised letters on valve cover

 

the heads are out p***ed where the exhaust manifolds are on that y block

 

Is the distributor in front on the left side?

 

Pictures of said engine would be helpful.



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i know....when they said 300 i got excited but when i saw under the hood i got really excited and i closed it quick, shook hands and headed home haha kicking myself now...

 

Might have been a Lincoln Y-block out of truck....

 

these covers

 

Late production 292 Y-block...

 

aren't they from a Y-block?

 

sweet! thank you!

 

if i had it running with no knocks or anything would 500 be a fair price to sell it?

 

........Are you referring to the car or the engine, and how the hell would we know without some pictures?

 

It’s Barrett Jackson season. Your supposed to want $3,000.
Will second the comments that without pictures the question is kinda pointless

 

I guess three questions to ask yourself , what is the oil pressure, cylinder compression in all 8 and any idea of mileage. Last one may not be as easy as the first two .

 

i meant the engine, i was just asking what a fair price for a running 4 barrel 292 would be, i will try to get pictures

 

i hear you, i just left them a voicemail. i will try to get over today to take some pics

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/47-coupe-build.1133545/

 

I forgot the smiley face wink after the $3,000 price . Humor done poorly suffers greatly.

 

Still not enough info. If its a tea pot 4 bbl its not worth as much as the square flange 4 bbl. Most used Y block fords are boat anchors in need of a rebuild. some cyl. heads are more valuable that others. I wouldn't pay $500 for a used Y block. Ive got a few of those. And I wouldn't spend $500 on parts rebuilding one also.

 

If you are flipping cars for a living you should already have some idea of the value of a car prior to buying it. We are not Kelly Blue Book and if any of us are willing to shot you a number we should also be willing to shell that out.

That said how long is a string? I mean we only know that it has a V 8 in it as it stands.

 

i will post pics as soon as they call me back

 

It is probably a dodg engine with valve cover adaptors to put the Ford valve covers on it. As has already been said, we need pictures to really tell. Right now it is any ones guess as to what it is. Then again it could be a steam locomotive engine. he did say it was a,

 

i am not buying the car to flip it, otherwise i would know how much theyre worth. nor do i think you are kelly blue book. i was simply weighing some options of selling some parts to quickly recoup my 300 bucks and have a car full of parts for free. i figured since some of you use or deal with y blocks regularly yiu make have insite. the ones on my local craigslist are 200 for parts only. sorry to inconvenience you. like i said. i will post some pics and those of you who dont mind weighing in i really appreciate your insites

 

A running Y block is worth 800 easy. Any Y block core is worth that at least here in the mid west. It sounded like you wanted to sell the car.

I ran Y blocks for years and still would if my pickets were deep enough. If it is a good mill I would keep it. Hell if you are in the Willamette Valley it may even have one of my Y blocks in it.

 

i may stick it in my 47 instead of the 394 olds i have idk, i will get pics and take her one step at a time

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/47-coupe-build.1133545/

 

If you get rich they make a 302 based top end for the Y block in Australia. I have never built one but it is pretty slick, it uses all SBF parts from the deck up. Pretty slick setup.

 

I think those were in Argentina or some other South American country made them up into the 80s

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Twice as long as 1/2 it’s length.

 

I got a friend that builds Y blocks now that gets the stuff from some foundry in Australia. Pretty slick stuff if going fast is more important than looking cool. LOL

Yes I have heard that about South America before. Maybe it started out there.