Something got my attention - but only for a moment this weekend while getting the oil filter ID number off the engine...
...well the first thing that got to me didn't really hit home until this morning.
The spin-on oil filter was at the front passenger side of the engine, right next to the distributor.
Take a look here.
Is this a 292?
engine passenger side engine driver side Getting the engine running has been the least of my issues on this truck. Really haven't had to give it much thought at all. Years ago when I ground-up built a 235 for my '51 I'd built quite a relationship with the engine bay. On this truck not so much. Been fiddling with other things -- and today I'm wondering if this is really a 261
Doesn't the 261 have a centrally located distributor?
I looked at the VIN plate on the driver side A-pillar yesterday too. It appears to have an extra character.
V6B57010**** is that 0 after the 7 supposed to be a capital letter 'O'..?
Is that V supposed to indicate a V-8 engine at original build? Just wondering about that. If so, that means the bellhousing etc would also directly take a small block V-8 or this motor if it's indeed a 292.
I'm most ineterested in figuring out what the inline-6 is for now.
-John
