THE ONLY TWO PARTS FROM A LINCOLN Y-BLOCK THAT WILL FIT A FORD Y-BLOCK ARE THE OIL PUMP AND THE DIST. AND YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THE BOTTOM GEAR ON THE DIST. AS THE LINCOLN HAS ONE MORE TOOTH. HOPE THIS HELPS TOM

  JUST A MIDNIGHT CRUISE DOWN THUNDER ROAD!!! TOM DRUMMOND MIDWEST DIRECTOR 57 FORD INTERNATIONAL

the truck 279, 317, 52-55 and the 302,332, 56-64 were all lincoln based y's. very few parts interchange.

 lincoln/merc. y-blocks &mel's                                                               bucyrus, ohio.

I was thinking along the same line Tim, he may be talking Lincoln Y's, however there are some other Y's that were specifically truck that were 302-332 configurations, I don't think these were considered the lincoln Y's as those were 317-341 and 368. They were torque monsters for their small size according to my 58 book.

The Ford y's the only difference may be the way it mounts on the bell and front instead of the side and the timing chain cover and pulley may be differnt on some models, the older ones especially.

55 Vicky & customline

58 Rack Dump, 55 F350 yard truck, 57 F100

59 & 61 P 400's, 58 F100 custom cab, 69 F100, 79 F150, 82 F600 ramp truck, 90 mustang conv 7 up, 94 Mustang, Should I continue?

If they are talking about the Lincoln/truck Y-Block there are certainly some differences.

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

Bill,

Thanks for your input.  Hey, I live just up the road from you in Hoover.  Do you ever attend the Krispy Kreme Cruise-in on first Saturday 8 - 12 AM, Hwy 31 Hoover?  I plan to be there this Saturday and if you come please look me up ..... red/white 55 Ford conv.  You can never know enough Y-blockers. gadams2@bellsouth.net

    

Gary

Gary:    They lied to you...maybe they wanted the truck engine to themselves!!

       As long as it's a 272-292(no312's in trucks) most everything will swap, but there

       are some things that may not work the same...distributor's etc..

            Ask...the guys on this site are an awesome bunch.

                                             Bill

Bill

Pelham,Al

I remember reading somewhere that "nothing on a truck engine (y-block) would work/fit on a car engine."  Is there any truth to that?  Thanks    

Gary