MEL engines

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » September 23, 2006, 7:38 pm

have a chance to pick one up, with trans attached for nothing. i understand that these were only made a few years and only fit the auto trans they came with and the bolt pattern matches nothing else.i also remember hearing somewhere that a manual flywheel was not made for these?
is there anything besides the carb that mates with any other ford or merc engine?
what is the factory HP and torque figures?
boat anchor or worth picking up?
not sure of engines condition, only that it has not been exposed to the elements.

FORDMANLCRACKEL · Post by **FORDMANLCRACKEL** » September 24, 2006, 12:36 am

This is what i found on the MEL. Not a lot.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_MEL_engine
http://www.bacomatic.org/~dw/fordv8/mel/mel.htm

Lonnie

BigTim · Post by **BigTim** » September 24, 2006, 8:32 am

I would pick it up, you can either use it or eBay it and use the funds to buy something you will use. I would think you would have to find a old school shop to get any kind of work done on it. Great nostalgia piece.

DaneW1962Uni · Post by **DaneW1962Uni** » September 26, 2006, 5:51 pm

I sure wish you were closer-- I'd buy it from you if it was a 430...

Hawkrod · Post by **Hawkrod** » September 26, 2006, 7:40 pm

These came in a lot of flavors. early ones did come with a stick but 61-68 are all automatic and they changed the bellhousing bolt pattern so you can't easily put a stick on it. Hawkrod

Here is the MEL forum: http://www.network54.com/Forum/257364/

And here is a thread with a ton of pictures showing some of the changes: http://www.network54.com/Forum/257364/t ... ffee%21%29