MEL? Defintely not a "Lincoln" Y-block, they were 302/332 in the truck mode. --or-- Maybe the seller had the Cu In wrong when I enailed him??

FT is the truck version of the FE. They where designated 330, 361 and 391 as fare as I know.

Not sure what he is talking about. 63 would have to be either a Y-block, Lincoln engine, or a Super Duty, only 3 V-8 choices. He say 1.5 Ton, That would make it a F-500 or a light spec F-600. Therefore it would have to be a 292, as they discontinued the 272 prior to that. Did they use 312's in MD trucks?

I've herad of a 330, as ian57tbird advises is an FT, but that didn't start until 65 I believe, not sure about 331, as my 63 Service Manual is only for 800 Series and up.

My understanding is that 1957 was the last year the 272 was used in any Ford cars or trucks. The 312 engine was never installed in any Ford manufactured trucks.

I'm unable to speak knowledgeably about other Ford / Mercury / Edsel / Lincoln series engines.

Hope this helps a bit.

NoShortcuts
a.k.a. Charlie Brown
near Syracuse, New York

That answers my 312 question - Thanks. I do have an F-series medium duty brochure for 1958 that list a 272, and 272HD engine, not a 292 though. Maybe the type is too small for me read?????

331? Odd. Cadillac's first OHV V8 was a 331 (1949).