Posted by T,L. (IP: 206.133.171.85) on September 17, 1999 at 21:08:46:
In Reply to: Re: I think '65-'66 were high compression units. posted by rickyracer, on September 17, 1999 at 01:36:20:
: as far as high comp, only because of the small chambers , valve size was small to, ports exh, specially suck badly,
: : :
: Went and picked up the '67 289 today. Paid $50.00 for it. Have the block
: : : sold already. Actually traded it for a fresh AOD tranny. One of the heads
: : : has me concerned though. One of the outside cylinders has lots of corrosion
: : : on the combustion chamber.As if it had a blown head gasket (optimistic)
: : : or a crack (my luck). Whatever it is I hope it can be fixed. The other seven chambers
: : : look great. The heads have "289" stamped on one side and "66" stamped on the other
: : : and the casting number appears to be "7A20." If anyone has any insight on old Ford
: : : heads, could you please give me an idea as to what they came out of? Out of
: : : curiosity mostly...
: : : Thanks, Brian.
: : : P.S. I'd like to thank everyone for there ideas and suggestions over the last few
: : : days. It was greatly appreciated.