1970 1971 1972 390's rare???

[customcamper]

I have seen three 1971 cs f250 ( bought one)the owners say the have 390 but the vin is a "y"code so its a 360. How rare are the 390's. Any one know?????

[mrtleavitt]

Not rare at all, you could probably find a dozen at any given junk yard.

[sideoilerfe]

If it is a "Y" in the vin then the owner is either a liar or someone told him it was a 390 when he bought it. Measure the stroke to be sure.

[fordman]

the 71 f250 cs we just got has a 390 in it i verified that. the door code also says its a 390. and it has the coil tag still on it too.

[sideoilerfe]

the 71 f250 cs we just got has a 390 in it i verified that. the door code also says its a 390. and it has the coil tag still on it too.

The coil tag means nothing, I've done that!!! I had a truck with a tired 360 in it and after 3 news paper ads stating it was a 360, I said it was a 390 and sold it that weekend. I also removed the coil tag that was on the distributor AND pot on an air cleaner lid that had "390" on it!

[sideoilerfe]

cool!

[fordman]

i know the tag means nothing but when it had the h code in the vin and i saw the tag measuring the storke was all i had left to totally confirm that it was the original engine in the truck.

[willowbilly3]

the 71 f250 cs we just got has a 390 in it i verified that. the door code also says its a 390. and it has the coil tag still on it too.

The coil tag means nothing, I've done that!!! I had a truck with a tired 360 in it and after 3 news paper ads stating it was a 360, I said it was a 390 and sold it that weekend. I also removed the coil tag that was on the distributor AND pot on an air cleaner lid that had "390" on it!

That's pretty lame.

[robroy]

I bought two trucks with 390's: a '68 and a '72. Both turned out to be 360's.

I think lots of people assume that the big V8 is a "390," since "390" is a more well known engine (or so it seems). Probably neither of the folks I bought from had any clue that the engines were really 360's. Well, maybe the guy had a clue who didn't bother to take his copious KFC wrappers and buckets out of the cab before handing over the keys!

-Robroy

[Dragon]

My 71 has a car 390 but has the 360 Vin code. It had a 351W air cleaner lid they told me at the lot that is was a 351 and I rolled off at 600 with a 4V 390.

It also was an automatic but i have a NP435.

[rubiranch]

then the owner is a liar.

I had a truck with a tired 360 in it and after 3 news paper ads stating it was a 360, I said it was a 390 and sold it that weekend. I also removed the coil tag that was on the distributor AND put on an air cleaner lid that had "390" on it!

Remember the old saying?, "It takes one to know one".

Like willowbilly3 said, that's pretty lame.

[fordman]

where can i get a 428 sticker?

[Dragon]

LMCtrucks have car catalogs too with that sticker

[sideoilerfe]

Like willowbilly3 said, that's pretty lame.

I was in a situation where I had lost a job and had some unexpected emergency expenses within one month. I really liked the truck and had plans for it but I needed money more than the truck. I did what I had to do at that time to get by.

Remember the old saying?, "It takes one to know one".

It's not something I am proud of nor am I bragging about it. I'm just trying to help out other members here by letting people know that this happens a lot. We've all made mistakes.

[fordman]

hey your are right that does happen alot. a sticker is all alot of people do. some people wont even put a new one on it. they will just take the old one off so it doesnt say 360 on the lid.