Well, ok first post, first everything here but also first place I've seen something dedicated to the FE engine which I am very fond of.

I'm a diesel head, Cummins if you could not tell but hello to all you gassers out there. Seems to be hard for all of us to do what we enjoy now. Anyhow, this is my question or problem and hopefully you folks can help out.

I have a FE engine which I disassembled some years ago. I found out by looking on the pistons that they had 410 cast into them. I said, "410????" What on Gods green earth is that?? So a talk with a Ford man revealed the 390 block 428 crank. Now, I am looking to move this engine/basket case but want to make sure I (a) know what I have (b) am not telling a perspective buyer some tall tales and given them the wrong stuff...its an honesty thing I just can't get over.

So the engine block is the standard 390 look but this one has ribs cast into the side of the block, not what I've seen before on a 390 or most FE's that I have seen. The other thing is this, the 428 crank. I found some info on some website many moons ago and according to the casting number on the crank, 2U it is for a 390 or 391 66-73 or 64-78. I took this engine apart and I also removed it from an old farm truck that had been sitting in the field for who knows how long. So now I wondering how it has 410 pistons, 390/391 crank and some sort of wild side block?? I've scoured the block for some sort of numbers and figured after the acid bath it would reveal more but it has not. I have found some other numbers on the crank but looking at this other site did not think they were important.

So now that I have written this novel can you all help out? Does it make any sense? Thanks so much for any info,

Shawn