I have no idea what to price it at, here are the numbers. 39-50 Mercury 110hp Markings on drivers side head: F D260 8CM Mercury USA The engine is very clean but is not running at this time.... So, any guess at what it's worth???
I sold one that would start and run, but needed a rebuild, for $500 last year. I have also seen just the crankshafts sell in the $300 range.
Man oh man! If I had a dollar for everytime someone asked me that question.... The markings are only partially accurate as to what you have. Many Ford/Merc engines have had various bolt-on parts swapped on in their lifetime. Even if you had all the info needed to ID the block......and even if it turns over........and even if it RUNS........you still have the age old problem of "will it find a needy buyer here and now". I get these questions from many people who visit my website on flatheads and decide to sell "Grandpa's old flathead motor sitting out in the barn". They often want to place an ad on E-pay and get the most they can. I can't take the time to ask all the pertinent questions and wait for answers and pics to help someone ID their engine. Then, even if we can pin it down and it turns over or even runs, who knows how worn out it is internally. Then, there's the old "I got it from a guy who had it rebuilt" or "the guy said it had been rebuilt". Got any receipts? Usually not. Plus, if it was "rebuilt" what kind of job did the mechanic do? Rings and valves and a fresh coat of paint? Or was it gone thru with a fine tooth comb. My advice to those who want to know.....check out the website's ENGINE IDENTIFICATION link and educate yourself a bit. Then take 4 or 5 decent digital pics so others who are interested in the motor can see what you have. Then check out what others are asking for flathead motors. Off my soapbox now...... Mac VP www.flatheadv8.com
Well, son-of-a-gun! Never made the connection between your web site - which I refer to a LOT I might add - and you Mac! (Fortyfordguy) Great site! Thanks! Dave
Well, I'm a humble sort of guy. Of course, my kids think I know everything about cars, which strokes my ego until they ask a real question! Like many things, the website grew out of a spur of the moment need to put some parts drawings out there on the flatheads. Now....sheesh! I get emails from everywhere! Wish I could answer them all, but I try to reply to the ones I can...when I can. Hope those folks understand. Glad you get some benefit from the site (www.flatheadv8.com) ....... Mac VP
Flatheads are such a **** shoot. One of my friends was into antique stock cars, and I helped him acquire and dis***emble 20-25 flatheads. Some of the crustiest ones ended up being the best inside, and some of the really clean looking engines were junk, so unless you know its history, or have heard it run, I wouldn't pay much for any of them, because you just might be buying a 550 pound piece of s****. Fifty five years after the fact, even Mercury heads don't mean you're getting a Mercury crank.
My advice would be to pull the heads off, verify whether it is a Merc 4" crank, and check the decks for cracks. Also pull off the oil pan and verify that the pan rails aren't cracked and the crank journals aren't toast. If there are no obvious cracks, the crank is 4", and the bores look restorable, in other words a decent core, it would be worth $700 - 800 bucks, I'd say. Especially if you could break it free without damaging anything more. (you also risk breaking off a head bolt when pulling the heads -- use an impact driver!) Unless you open it up and verify all that, it's only worth whatever someone will gamble on. I would advertise it in the local papers, cost of shipping (if you eBay it) is unreal. PS -- Mac, your site has been in my Favorites for 5 yrs, it's a great resource!
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