1964_resorter
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"Recently had my 390 rebuilt f
"Recently had my 390 rebuilt for my 1964 Resorter and shortly after getting it running it began the all too common Ford FE engine rear main seal leak. I tore it apart and found it has an automotive crank in it so the rear main seal oil hash marks are cut the wrong way, they look like this ///////. This engine was installed in 1981 and ran fine for 4 years so I guess we got lucky back then.
I'm hoping someone has a good 352 or 390 crank out there for reverse rotation use. The casting number on a 390 crank should read C6JE-J, based on references I've found on the net. No idea what a reverse rotation 352 has for a casting number. Also, the oil hash marks should look like \\\\.
Please email me if you have one of know someone who does! I'm dead in the garage until I find one.
Thanks,
Doug"
"Recently had my 390 rebuilt for my 1964 Resorter and shortly after getting it running it began the all too common Ford FE engine rear main seal leak. I tore it apart and found it has an automotive crank in it so the rear main seal oil hash marks are cut the wrong way, they look like this ///////. This engine was installed in 1981 and ran fine for 4 years so I guess we got lucky back then.
I'm hoping someone has a good 352 or 390 crank out there for reverse rotation use. The casting number on a 390 crank should read C6JE-J, based on references I've found on the net. No idea what a reverse rotation 352 has for a casting number. Also, the oil hash marks should look like \\\\.
Please email me if you have one of know someone who does! I'm dead in the garage until I find one.
Thanks,
Doug"