Note: Complete or part of old conversation copied from the archives and brought back to you by admin. The line below shows the original date of the post. New replies can be added if desired. May 25 2005 at 12:36 AM No score for this post KULTULZ (Login KULTULZ) MEL Forum Moderator from IP address 6...

No score for this post December 5 2004, 5:51 AM

PO Said Ten Day Delivery...Sorry...n/m

No score for this post December 3 2004, 12:39 PM

Copies In Mail... n/m

No score for this post November 28 2004, 4:39 AM

Clayton...I Am Sorry...
I don't have a flat scanner so I was going to use a friend's over the holiday but that didn't work out. I will try and have the pages up by tomorrow.

No score for this post November 23 2004, 10:39 AM

#52 and #59 Are Correct - 0/5000FT Altitude
I hope to have it scanned and posted by Fri.
Gary

No score for this post November 22 2004, 11:25 AM There Were Three 4150 Holleys Used On The 383. On the airhorn usually below the LIST NO should be stamped a CARB ID NO., EDG C, EDG E OR EDG D. You need this ID No. to properly choose the setting specs for the carb. Does your overhaul kit give you t...

No score for this post April 24 2005, 3:31 PM Simple Reason Why... When the MEL was released FORD was using the FORD Y-BLOCK (272HD/292HD) and the LINCOLN Y-BLOCK (302/332) for medium truck duty. When these designs needed to be upgraded, the MEL had already fallen behind in design progressions. It ...

EDSEL 410 No score for this post April 16 2005, 1:23 AM The 410 (EDH) (unique to EDSEL) Bore And Stroke: 4.20 x 3.70 in. (same stroke as 430) CR 10.5:1 345HP @ 4600RPM has a unique bore as the 383 (EDG) and 430 (EDJ) had a 4.30" bore and actually shared the same block (58/60) (See Engine Specificat...

I'm not sure about possible valve to head interference. Piston dome/head clearance must be checked regardless in a situation such as this, especially with a steel shim head gasket. You also need to CC the piston/cyl to confirm/adjust CR. MEL used to double this type of gasket until a replacement bl...

Super Duty Engine Series I think you are going to find very little in similiarity between the Super Duty (401/477/534) and FE/MEL series of engines. This engine series was very large and meant for heavy trucks of that period (58/ ). Broken link to photo (Kultulz can you edit?) The 430 MEL can be pok...