Forum: Engine

I got a 90 Amp alternator from: http://www.qualitypowerauto.com/catalog.php?item=547 It looks just like the orig generator and bolts right on. ...

I have a 1958 with a 332 engine. It is my understanding the block was painted a one year only light blue teal color. The block is now Ford dark blue....

Hi, I see there are several questions already posted about freeze/core plugs on the big block (332cid) FE motors. I couldn't find the specific info I...

Hello! I am new to the forum after "coming into" a 58 352CID skyliner! it is in pieces right now and am focused on getting it started/running...

If you are looking for old Ford parts, I sure would not deal with Randy Ankle, that lives in Mesa, at 848 West Kilarea Ave., Here is what happened to...

Hi, I am asking this for a neighbor of mine as I have done a few times in the past. He has a 59 Retractable and is having a problem where there is...

Hi, I have a 1959 Skyliner with a 352 engine that runs great. I am looking to replace my 2 barrel intake manifold and carb with a 4 barrel. ...

Rebuilding the original 1959 4 barrel ford / autolite 4100 carb. The lid gasket has an extra hole by the center air cleaner stud. This appears to...

the center port gets so hot it burns the paint off --it reachs 275 degrees is that safe--I wired the buterfly open on the exhaust that help a little...

The 4 bbl carb that was on my 57 312 has no tag and I am trying to ID it. Can anyone please tell me what the correct 4 bbl carb is and how to ID...

Anyone know where I can get factory correct battery cables for a '59 with a 352? Are the Thunderbird cables the same as a Skyliner? I see that...

Just pulled the engine in my 59 Skyliner, it is a 352 and was told that it is the original engine. After removing the transmission, I found the back...

Could someone post some photos of the correct throttle linkage for a 59 with a 352 engine and Cruiseomatic transmission? I would like to see how it...

I have a fresh 292 all set up and dialed in. I'm getting a lot of oil dripping out of my crank case breather tube. Oil is fresh, good, filled to the...

Hi Folks, Skyliner with 352 engine. What does it mean when I have excessive smoke coming from my crankcase ventilation tube. When I'm stopped a...

Does an electric fan have to be wired with a relay. Or can an inline fuse be used/ I would just manually operate the fan switch.

I am working on a "frame-off restoration of a 59, and just had the engine rebuilt. Can anyone tell me what the correct color is for the block, air...