I have vv16509 Unknown origin but started dismantling for inspection today

I am subscribeing to this,I may have a number or two to contribute if I can remember to write something down.

Mark:

I have no information n the code TW. Was this engine in a pickup or an industrial engine as I don't have much info on the truck stuff.

314:
The best info I have on 312 engines in 56 Ford/Meteor Canada vehicles from people who worked at Oakville when these cars were built is there were 24 Ford/Meteor vehicles with 312 engines, majority were put into station wagons.

I have seen 2 cars with 312 engines, both have the complete history from new. One is very high serial numbered Crown. They are there, just the Canadian dataplate does not identify them like the USA cars with the "P" code in the serial number.

marv[/quote]

Marve, reading these posts i see a similar thing emergeing, forget the 312 engs, but the Canadian eng numbers, mentioned. e,g TW 3553, I am v/familar with our Australian numbers and with canadian export theme. i assume for our Aust engines they added " A " to the prefixs, e,g ATW 3553. Examples here are ASQ ***** is 55, ATQ ***** is 56, ATW ***** is 57, AWQ***** 58, All 272,s, Do vary but Its the addition of the A i am pointing out. The number is on front of Left cylinder bank and block behind starter . LON has a geat list of these numbers which i cant find.



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  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

ill buy the 24 sinse I heard anywhere from 35 to less than 100.as I said earlier you don't need and code to I.d. a Canadian y block you can tell from 50 feet unless your colour blind.

Marv, the engine came out of my 1956 Merc pickup.

Mark

1956 Mercury M100
1955 Ford Fairlane Club Sedan
Delta, British Columbia

Marv my spare CEBY block has TW 3553 tamped n the left front of the block. Any idea what that means? Ditto on he missing letters.[/quote]

Mark:

I have no information n the code TW. Was this engine in a pickup or an industrial engine as I don't have much info on the truck stuff.

314:
The best info I have on 312 engines in 56 Ford/Meteor Canada vehicles from people who worked at Oakville when these cars were built is there were 24 Ford/Meteor vehicles with 312 engines, majority were put into station wagons.

I have seen 2 cars with 312 engines, both have the complete history from new. One is very high serial numbered Crown. They are there, just the Canadian dataplate does not identify them like the USA cars with the "P" code in the serial number.

marv

Marv my spare CEBY block has TW 3553 tamped n the left front of the block. Any idea what that means? Ditto on he missing letters.

Mark

1956 Mercury M100
1955 Ford Fairlane Club Sedan
Delta, British Columbia

your owners manual could have been a early print 312s didn't come in cars anywhere until arpil 56.all my 312s came from mercs you never saw one in a 56 Canadian ford a few were put in special order but I never in my life saw one.its easy to tell what you have for a yblock in Canadian cars by rocker cover colour 312 blue 292 black 272 red.

could be wrong ,but have a owners manual for 55-56 ford meteor cars.it showed only 272 and 292 engines avail in ford cars,292s wher 4vs. the pickups showed 239 for 55 272 for ford and mercurey pickups in 56, showing no 4v option. that does not mean that some special order with 312 could be so. the meatey canadian blocks wher probly to keep the industrial market happy as all lumber carriers had power coming off the front for lifting the lumber, i do know early on front necks of the cast cranks wher subject to breaking,mostly du to constent shock,and poor alighnement of the front gear box

Another difference between the 312 Canadian blocks and the USA mfg'd 312 blocks is the 1957Canadian 312 blocks I have seen have the heavier webbing on the mains bearing supports and the main bearing bolt holes drilled deeper even through to the oil gallery by the filter,though not tapped through.

These heaver main bearing webs are like the USA B9AE and C2AEblocks. I have never had to drill the bolt holes deeper to install studs in a57 Canadian block only on the 56 Canadian 312 blocks. The 1956 Canadian 312engines don't have these heavier webs or the bolt holes drilled as deep as the57 engines.

Did Ford use the Canadian manufacturing plant as the guinea pigto test design the heavier webbed Y block? I don't know.

The 1956 Canadian 312 blocks will have a TV stamped on the left front of the block just below the cylinder head parting line and the 57 Canadian 312's will have VV in the same location. If you see VV stamped it is a1957 312 Canadian block.

CECK can either be a 292 or 312 engine.

Man this typing problem and missing letters is annoying!
marv