I just picked up two Y blocks tonight. One is a C2AE industrial motor (I will have to take a photo of the engine mounts - they make a nice portable test stand) and the other is a B9AE block from a truck that had C0TE heads. I told the seller he could go ahead and keep the bellhousing off of the B9AE block. He decided to pull the flywheel before he delivered it to me, and lo and behold, a crank flange with no dots, no crescents, no squared off lines of demarcation, absoutely smooth all the way around - is it possible? The flange itself looks like forged steel, bit it is really hard to tell. Did Ford ever make another crank with that type of flange?

Anywho, the seller thought I was trying to get over on him,,,but of course, I had no idea because I never saw the flange until he pulled the flywheel (that bellhousing was filled acorns).

Good crank for my blown setup???

The pole barn/garage just needs garage doors, electric, and of course a concrete floor and Y block Ministries is on its way!!!!!

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

aka "The Hot Rod Reverend"
check out the 1955 Ford Fairlane build at www.hotrodreverend.com

It sounds like you have the real deal Dan.  Congrats.

Mike, located in the Siskiyou mountains, Southern, OR 292 powered 1946 Ford 1/2 ton, '62 Mercury Meteor, '55 Country Squire (parting out), '64 Falcon, '54 Ford 600 tractor.

Unless people have been lying to me the last 50 years, the forged crank is the only one with no notches. I have one that I got by accident too. I bought a 55 Ford parts car and knew it had to be a motor out of a truck because it had 2 dip sticks. I discovered it was a forged crank when I removed the flywheel and no markings. The metal even looks different. I never have figured out what to do with mine. I have a bunch of stuff that I want to use build something like I would have built 50 years ago, but I just have too many projects.

Kenneth

Fredricksburg, Texas

Once you drop the pan you will be able to tell for sure. The forged cranks look very different from the cast in that the two center balancers are not there. I don't have one, but I did see a photo once and I think that is what I remember. Of course at my age I could be wrong. If so, I apologize.

Rono.

  Ron Lane,  Meridian, ID

The forged cranks have no center counterweights and the edges are smooth, and generally all/most ford forged cranks have the dollar $ sign on them. Great find!!

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

Dan:

Don't be surprised if you find it has C1TE rods in it too.

John

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

The steel cranks have six counterweights while the cast cranks have eight.  As Rono and Bill mention, steel cranks have no counterweights around the center main.  But based on the rear flange not having the scallop, it does sound like you have a steel crank.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

good deal Dan.. with two more Y's on your hands i may be hitting you up for parts this time lol

Dustin

Southern Oregon Y's Guy

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Dustin, I owe you one anyway - you just let me know when....

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

aka "The Hot Rod Reverend"
check out the 1955 Ford Fairlane build at www.hotrodreverend.com

I appreciate the thought but that was tounge in cheek.. you don't owe me a thing brother.. funny story though, after you told me what happened to that valley pan i shipped you i had to ship some other parts, so i go up to the counter and get the postage put on the box and i say " hey can i put something on here so they won't mutilate it when they ship it?" and they say "well it's going parcel post and that happens sometimes, but if you ship it Priority it won't happen." I rebut "well i shipped the last thing Priority and it showed up to it's destination looking like someone had done the Mexican Hat Dance on it so you wanna try that line again?" they proceeded to stamp "fragile" stamps all over it and appologize repeatedly..

Dustin

Southern Oregon Y's Guy

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