These FE blocks are huge torque monsters...my 390 was .030 over, balanced, RV cam, 11.0:1 C.R., C4AE heads, Sanderson shorty headers, modified oiling system, stock 2BBL intake w/Holley 500 CFM carb...Wide ratio top loader 4 speed, and a 3.92 DANA rear axle...It would smoke the tires in any gear...It was in a 1952 Ford F-1 pickup.
I’ve got a 390 FE in a work project truck I just picked up. I’m officially the second owner, the beast still has the Widowmaker rims on the Dooley rear end for Pete sake! Those will be some of the first things to go, then this used to be grain truck 1959 f600 Will be a smooth roller with some much-needed updates per safety reasons! I will be watching for sure, thank you for the detailed instructions!
Had a 1974 Ford F350 with a 390 on the farm. It worked hard pulling hay wagons too a three axle goose neck grain trailer. (300 bushel that 16800 pounds of grain) And in 1989 it was stolen and at that time it had about 190,000 miles on it and never overhauled! That is what good maintains can do. I used a series three oil in it. (Shell Rotella or Mobil Delvac 15/40 weight) And for those of you that don't know that is diesel oil; I had several diesel tractor and figure if was good enough to run them it would work for the truck. I now use it in ever thing I own including the lawn mowers.
Nice to see a slow tear down and read the motor as it's disassembled. TV tear downs last about 5 seconds and then they just throw new parts at it without examining the parts. Nice vid.
Gday mate! I just wanted to say thank you very much. I’m a fitter and turner from Australia. I recently purchased a 63 Thunderbird, of course it turned out to have many many issues, cooling, misinforming etc. I ended up doing multiple checks and when I went to do a compression test the ceramic on spark plug broke. I wasn’t sure if some had fallen into the combustion chamber so I pulled the heads to investigate.
Sad to hear of your loss. I am really enjoying this series. It's slow, but very detailed and covers pretty much everything. I can't wait for the next episode.
Always brake those manifold bolts, really sucks when they brake when you don't have plans to pull the engine. Great vid love the whole FE family. My first car was a 58 ford custom 300 with a 390 and a C6
Love watching your videos! Was actually thinking about picking up a F100 a few weeks back and noticed there really was no information about the 390 FE online (couldn't have picked a better time!).
Wow, well first let me say my condolences for your loss. Second, Wow, thank you so much for taking the time to make a "detailed" video of this teardown. Some of the results made me a bit angry at my son because when I gave him the truck it was a pretty new rebuild so the damage was all on him. Overheating, bent rods, cracked everything, run hard etc... but since the video was almost an hour long, it gave me pause to forgive him. (Chuckle). I can't wait to use some of your footage on my channel. You are amazingly knowledgable and I again feel very fortunate that the motor is now in your expert care. I know I would not have gotten this level of expertise and knowledge just anywhere. Thank you again. I look forward to the next video. Sincerely, iROBODUDE
I KNEW YOU HAD TROUBLE WHEN THE INISIDE OF THE ENGINE TURNED BLUE BURNED VALVE , RUSTED VALVES AND CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD . EXTREME HEAT . I BET THE LIFTER VALLEY IS CRACKED .
These FE blocks are huge torque monsters...my 390 was .030 over, balanced, RV cam, 11.0:1 C.R., C4AE heads, Sanderson shorty headers, modified oiling system, stock 2BBL intake w/Holley 500 CFM carb...Wide ratio top loader 4 speed, and a 3.92 DANA rear axle...It would smoke the tires in any gear...It was in a 1952 Ford F-1 pickup.
Best Fe breakdown on You tube! I'll be watching. Thank you!
I’ve got a 390 FE in a work project truck I just picked up. I’m officially the second owner, the beast still has the Widowmaker rims on the Dooley rear end for Pete sake! Those will be some of the first things to go, then this used to be grain truck 1959 f600 Will be a smooth roller with some much-needed updates per safety reasons! I will be watching for sure, thank you for the detailed instructions!
I am very sorry for your loss. Thank you for taking your time on these videos. It will help many people, including myself.
I don't Own a Ford and probably won't ever but I love watching your build videos so much
Awesome video. My first build was a 390 FE from my 66' LTD. Brings back a lot of memories!
Best FE breakdown video I have seen! Love all the tools.
Had a 1974 Ford F350 with a 390 on the farm. It worked hard pulling hay wagons too a three axle goose neck grain trailer. (300 bushel that 16800 pounds of grain) And in 1989 it was stolen and at that time it had about 190,000 miles on it and never overhauled! That is what good maintains can do. I used a series three oil in it. (Shell Rotella or Mobil Delvac 15/40 weight) And for those of you that don't know that is diesel oil; I had several diesel tractor and figure if was good enough to run them it would work for the truck. I now use it in ever thing I own including the lawn mowers.
Nice to see a slow tear down and read the motor as it's disassembled. TV tear downs last about 5 seconds and then they just throw new parts at it without examining the parts. Nice vid.
"There are certain things in life you can guess at, building an engine isn't one of them." I absolutely love that 😂
I’ve just decided to rebuild a 63 tbird engine for a crank no start mysterious situation. I sincerely appreciate the video.
Gday mate! I just wanted to say thank you very much. I’m a fitter and turner from Australia. I recently purchased a 63 Thunderbird, of course it turned out to have many many issues, cooling, misinforming etc. I ended up doing multiple checks and when I went to do a compression test the ceramic on spark plug broke. I wasn’t sure if some had fallen into the combustion chamber so I pulled the heads to investigate.
Sad to hear of your loss. I am really enjoying this series. It's slow, but very detailed and covers pretty much everything. I can't wait for the next episode.
Always brake those manifold bolts, really sucks when they brake when you don't have plans to pull the engine. Great vid love the whole FE family. My first car was a 58 ford custom 300 with a 390 and a C6
Great video! Thank you for doing this. I have a 1972 F250 with the 360.
I haven't commented so far because I am mesmerized... Awesome to see an expert work
Love watching your videos! Was actually thinking about picking up a F100 a few weeks back and noticed there really was no information about the 390 FE online (couldn't have picked a better time!).
Wow, well first let me say my condolences for your loss. Second, Wow, thank you so much for taking the time to make a "detailed" video of this teardown. Some of the results made me a bit angry at my son because when I gave him the truck it was a pretty new rebuild so the damage was all on him. Overheating, bent rods, cracked everything, run hard etc... but since the video was almost an hour long, it gave me pause to forgive him. (Chuckle). I can't wait to use some of your footage on my channel. You are amazingly knowledgable and I again feel very fortunate that the motor is now in your expert care. I know I would not have gotten this level of expertise and knowledge just anywhere. Thank you again. I look forward to the next video. Sincerely, iROBODUDE
Lots of good info and great explanations/terms. Thanks!
I KNEW YOU HAD TROUBLE WHEN THE INISIDE OF THE ENGINE TURNED BLUE BURNED VALVE , RUSTED VALVES AND CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD . EXTREME HEAT . I BET THE LIFTER VALLEY IS CRACKED .