I picked this up today.  It was supposed to be a 292 out of a '59 1 ton.  Ended up being a 312, ECZ block and crank, pair of small G heads, ball bearing dist. with good vacuum advance, and 4V intake.  It has an odd two outlet thermostat housing and a crankshaft mounted fan.  Turns over easily, fresh looking antifreeze in block, and top of heads werent nearly as sludged up as expected.  The crank flange has a nice single easy to see raised dot opposite the half moon cutout.   

There is a car water pump, the front dipstick tube is RTV sealed at the top, truck rear sump oil pan, grade 8 head bolts, and highratio rockers. 

The young man said he salvaged the '59 and the engine was one of the few things worth keeping.  According to him the previous 59 owner took the engine out of a cabover Coca Cola Truck.  There had been RamsHorns but they were broken up and salvaged.  Before they broke the exhausts he said he had the engine running and it was smooth.

And the engine was located only 3 miles away, in Williams, OR .

Just a lucky day!  

 

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.