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Hi All – My 24 year-old daughter bought a stock 1962 Falcon 4 door sedan that we suspect needs the engine replaced/rebuilt (broken rocker arm adjusters and tons of carbon in the valve springs). We don’t know about the 2 speed Ford-O tranny since we’ve only towed the car. We’re thinking about...

Hi all Just pulled the engine out of a 64 falcon xm sedan which I believes to be a 170 engine but code makes me think otherwise ….. potentially, I’ve read that 200ci are rare but possible in this year model. I found the engine code slides into the category of these 200ci engines on another...

I'm sure some of the veterans on here have seen this before, but I stumbled across this article on the internet and thought it was great: https://www.suicideslabs.com/dw/engine/fordv8/smallsix/smallsix.htm With probably my favorite little snippet:

Over this past weekend I was driving my '63 Falcon around when I noticed the temperature rising at an alarming rate. I overheated the engine twice just trying to get home (hit about 250°). Got home, pulled the heads and sure enough... Valves were ghost white. Rather than doing a valve job on...

Have a 170 out of a ‘63 fairlane. Would like to use a fuel injection .. recommendations? I am not opposed to swapping out head if necessary and modifying valve train as applicable. I have plenty of mechanical experience but new to the inline 6. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated...