i have a 96 F350 Dually Super Crew with a brand new rebuilt 460. it's bored .030 over. i have a 3 core all aluminum radiator in it and the engine only has 50 miles on it. it runs too hot. i dont know why. i changed the fan from a clutch fan to a dual electric and it still doesnt stop it from running too hot. i do wish i could figure it out. i love that truck and would like to drive it again. another thing, i have the original engine on the engine stand in the shop with 265,000 miles on it. it started to run warm and i assumed it was worn out so i built a new engine and put it in the truck just for it to run even warmer. i've measured the temp at 240F at the water outlet. if anyone has any ideas, im all ears. also. i pulled the heads to see if i installed one of the head gaskets backward... i didnt. they are both correct. in fact, you can literally see the word "front" on the gaskets at the front of the heads.

I recently purchased a 1979 Lincoln Mark V Cartier edition and the transmission doesn’t go into reverse or drive. The only -2- gears that work are 1 st and 2nd. What type of transmission is in my Lincoln with the 6.6 engine? I live in New Mexico and Im trying to find a mechanic to work on it. So far. Dead ends. No one wants to work on my car

mmm...I'm not aware of any 4.2 V8 car applications with a 4 spd SROD. pretty sure all were automatics.

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When ford went to the V10 they went backwards. They could have easily improved the 460 to stomp a V10. Thank God they did that pretty much with the Godzilla

Wrong info. RWD Essex uses a std Windsor bellhousing.

You can make over 500 HP and 600 + pounds torque with simple bolt together parts for the 300 six. Dyno proven.

Brothers and I swapped a 255 from a Capri into Dad's tired old Monarch in place of the 302 that was well worn. It was lighter, and mostly a bolt-in. OTOH, at startup it wanted to jump out of the engine bay. Apparently the C4 flex plate would not work. We had to replace the flex plate with new, and find a transmission with a troque converter that would bolt to the flex plate. We found one and it was also a different diameter. It got pretty good gas mileage and lasted voer a dozen years until it got rear ended while parked by a DUI./ It really ran nice ans smooth, and had more power than a '75 302, or at least Dad's. One thing easy to note is the open valley on the 255 while a 302 had a closed valley.

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You said c6 and showed a c4, red bellhousing.

I have 2 on stands in my garage now. Will eventually build a 540ci to put in fox body or older F100. You left out the fact the 460 can be stroked easily to 597 ci's.

The 4.2 was available in 08, I drive one every day

460 was not available for 80-82. That is where the 351m for 150s and 400s for 250s. 460 was offer again in 83 but only for F250hds with 8500 gvw as they did not come with a factory cat.

I have 4 from 80-86 two 4x4 two 2wds. All are v8s.

The 3.8 essex was a huge pos,ate headgaskets

I just got a 1987 F350 . I’m told that’s the last year ford put a carburetor on the 460 in trucks .

I call it factory

Nineteen sixtyfive 460F100 , radiator to reared.

I drove a 87 F- 350 short frame Tow- Truck. Last year naturally aspirated 5 speed manual Aluminum that had it's problems but not mine, luckily. Over 8 years in service 95% in city with lots of hills. Odomiter said I had driven 250 K miles. Owner wanted it tuned up his mech's Could Not Remove the distributer. 😢 They traded in for a 1997 SuperDuty Long body. A year later I quit. Ruined a perfectly great job because the Dream was gone.

So if you were to increase the compression ratio back to 10:1, would you get the 365 hp?

my 76 460 automatic 373 gear got 14 mpg in a 3/4 ton pu , not stock

I have a 460 in an '85 f350. I like it. I just wish I could get 3.08 diff gears for it.

Had just purchased a 1985 f150 4x4 with a 351 w one owner 120,000 super excited to know other folks have my passion with fords bullnose trucks

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Fox Cougars and Thunderbirds progressively replaced the D code 4.2 V8 with the interchangeable Code 3 3.8 Essex 90° V6, which was C5 equipped with AOD an XR7 standard option. They used the same Duraspark II distributor body adaptor in the first year, same exhaust primary lightoff and long bed catalyst, same unbalance, same automatic transmissions, although the early V6 used a stay support on the early Fox K member. Then, in 1983 to 1986, the C5 was the only gearbox option...no SR4OD or AOD in Fox Mustangs or Capris, but mandatory with C5 in Cougar XR7s and Thunderbirds. The peak power of the non Central Fuel Injection 1982-1983 MCU 3.8 versions used the same solid state controls and induction as a 4.2 V8, just a different calibration. At just over 400 pounds for the , verses a quoted 307 pounds stripped fir the 3.8 V6, Ford pared away a lot of weight, and the V6 suffered a poor long term leak free reliability, with front accessory drive bolts difficult to access, alloy head particulate deposites and head gasket leaks and a funky 3 way sensor EGR and manifold water supply port of a strange taper and these two parts are difficult to service. When catalysts are blocked, later Central Fuel Injection EECIV cars are difficult to diagnose, with a unique one way DC motor Idle control, not a TFi idle advance control like in the HO CFi 5.0. So..lots of new tech, that Ford didn't really solve until the retempered Dual Port headed 3.8 liter 1997 engines in rear drive applications. And, with the suspect automatic transmission in Front drive Taurii, maybee never fixed. The 4.2 F150 engine, that rocked. Maybee the best way of finding a M5OD 4.2 90° V six for a 5.8 EFi transplant in a slope nose is to find an old 4.2 Five speed truck . Because its still got the old Windsor 5.8/351W transmission bolt pattern and dual mass flywheel. Love your stuff.🥝✔️

255 v8 fleet cars, rental cars ect.

Hey everyone, I need to issue a correction about something I said regarding the 3.8L Essex V6 and its bellhousing bolt pattern. After doing more research, I’ve learned that the RWD Essex V6 (like the versions used in Fox-body Mustangs) does in fact share the small-block Ford (SBF) bolt pattern. This means that transmissions designed for the 302 and other Windsor V8s will bolt up to the RWD Essex without needing an adapter. However, the FWD versions of the Essex V6 (like those used in Tauruses and Windstars) have a different bolt pattern that is not compatible with the SBF. This was a big oversight on my part, and I appreciate the commenters who pointed it out. I always strive to provide accurate information, so I’m grateful for your patience and understanding while I correct this mistake. Thanks for keeping me honest!

Another situation 😕 That nobody discussed is. The V-6 engine plants 🪴 working at 100% and could Not produce anymore engines. But the V-8 engine plants 🪴 working at 50%. So Ford just produced tiny V-8 🤔 To move engine production 🤔 to the V-8 plants. Also to keep workers employed.

The 3.8 rwd has the same bellhousing as the small block windsors. I have removed a 3.8 and bolted a 302 right to the existing c5 in a foxbody. The FWD is different i believe.

Essex.....hex drive oil pump and distributor.....nice sound. Total shite reliability. Oil leak with a Vin number

Both GM and Ford offered economy based 3.8 liter v6 options, with GM having two, in Buick 231 or Chevy 229, which my 83 Impala has, and I absolutely love it! It will take the car to any posted speed limit, and top out over 90. Dead solid reliable, and allows the car to average 22 MPG. I'm not sure how the Ford Essex 3.8 would do, but I'd imagine it's a solid engine, in and of itself.

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In defense of the 255, it wasnt a bad engine at all when compared to its contemporaries. The thing is, its contemporaries were 6 cylinders, not v8s. Im unaware of Chrysler, AMC, or GM attempting a v8 that small. But compared to say a 4.2L Buick wildcat v6 (125 hp, 205 ft-lb), or an AMC 258 (110 hp, 210 ft-lb) that were being built at the same time, the 255 is exactly on par. Even compared to the 1985 4.3 chevy v6, (130 hp, 210 ft-lb) the 255 doesnt fare bad, especially adjusted for displacement. Ford chose to downsize the 302 instead of developing 6. Im not sure the reasons. Perhaps because the 240/300 i6 was heavier than a 302 already and they were actively trying to phase out the "small block" i6 at this point. It probably just made more sense to cast new pistons for the Windsor than mess with different motor mounts, transmissions, bellhousings, etc in production. Imho the 255 only gets a bad rap because its a v8 and everyone assumes that means power. And since it had such a short production run, there were never any new heads or intake manifolds, and the aftermarket wasnt going to develop parts special for one engine when the 302 and 351 were direct bolt in swaps, and they already made parts for those

. Im currently in the process of purchasing an f350 dump truck and it has a 460 the information is helpful thanks definitely earned a subscriber.

Also have a 92 7.3 IDA with the 4 o ,D

I've got ab1980 one ton passenger van with a carbureted 460 on a C 6. Dandahermit

I built a 3.8 EssexV6 with an Isky camshaft and ported heads. Modified the 2V intake to take a Holley 4V. It made more power than stock but not by much. The inherant flaw is a strong reversion in the intake manifold that puts a huge valley in the torque curve. A 4.2 with the duel port heads might have been a better chioce. Long story short, I am replacing it with a 351W HO.

My 460 still operates great. '97 f350 4x4 reg cab 8ft bed. I have Fords biggest v8 and two of Fords smallest v8's. 4.6 2v '06 Crown Vic p71, and 4.6 2v in an '01 Bullitt Mustang(DHG)😊

You did miss one engine... The bullnose Ford ranger could be had with a Perkins diesel engine. They were pretty rare here in the states but i think they were super popular in south America for a long time!

Way to go Ed. Knuckle busting is fun😊.

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My 78 F150 with a 351M has a C6

Had a 72 Galaxie 500 with 400 and C6. 18-22 mpg. Thought I was smart when I got rid of it. Stopped thinking that about 20 years ago. Being an individual who lives up north, putting your C6 into second could be very helpful getting your Ford to move in slippery conditions.

Had 89 85. the 85 carb model had more power. both were in F150s 4 speeds.

I wanna stick a turbo on my 300 i6

Love the info on these engines ❤

My son has a 59 Ford F100 with a 460 stroker on E85 Ethanol

Excellent info, I have a bone stock '73 Q code Mach 1 that has the C6 transmission. I have been going back and forth on putting in an overdrive transmission but don't want to make a permanent modification. Is there any cutting or welding involved in the overdrive transmission swap?

Thanks for the video will the ZF5 S542 bolt up to a ford 360 , I have a 1974 Ford F350 that has a 360 engine with a 4 speed can I swap it to a ZF5 and which bell housing would i need, Thanks !