The bore is .040 OS, with a small wear ring at top of the cylinders.  Cant find my calipers.  Cylinders all looked good though pistons arent removed.  The block has been decked.  Edit:  After looking at the cylinder walls again with a flashlight, they will probably need to go another OS.  Hopefully there are some .060 OS pistons on hand. 

Heads look very good so far, havent removed any valves yet.  One looks like it was milled more than the other, but they havent been measured.  Rocker shafts show some wear and need replaced. 

The worst thing found is a broken bolt in one of the side mount engine bosses.  Maybe the broken bolt is from a wreck which resulted in the motor's removal from the original car.

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.

The Pistons looked great.  I will let the machinist say if it needs bored.  I sure hope not, because the other set of 312 pistons on hand are .040 too. 

The cam had a weird wear pattern.  Instead of a nice ovate provile it was definitely stepped.  Too bad since it looked like something exotic, different intake and exhaust profiles and different lifts. 

The piston to deck measurement was all over, from .028 to .038.  Rods had been resized, plus there was a mixed set.  A new set of JM rods may be the ticket. 

So the plan is to take in the block first and have it maged and checked for main bore line.  Also will deck .010 more.  Whoever put together the engine missed the reduction in main bearing bolt specs, because they were 128 ft. lbs.  I am keeping fingers crossed on that one. 

  

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.