I ran into someone selling a 55 Merc motor that was taken out of a 55 Ford and is advertised as a 272 but I am thinking the Merc motors were a 292 in 55,I am interested in the motor for the heads if any better then whats on my 62 motor and the manual trans parts.

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Original '55 Mercs were all 292.

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

Are the heads any better then the 62 heads.

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If I understand your question properly, the seller says it came out of a 55 Ford.. so it would likely be a 272. However, without casting letters, there is no way to answer your head question..

Paul

Considering the interchangeability of Y-Block parts the valve covers could have been swapped or the whole motor. You will need all the numbers you can find to ID it. John Mummerts site has a good guide to the parts ID numbers and their locations. Check his site at:

http://www.ford-y-block.com/

Chuck

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I requested casting numbers and nothing so far,it has yellow mercury valve covers and the block looks to be green but I was hoping it had better heads then my 62 motor and have been told they are not so probably wont look at it.

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