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Bbl?

What does bbl mean?
Bobblewik 10:55, 4 Aug 2004 (UTC)

It's auto-jargon for "barrel" and refers to the number of throttle bodies in a carburetor. I'll do something about that.--Stephen 13:01, Aug 4, 2004 (UTC)

Carburetors don't have "throttle bodies", they have venturi. A 4 barrel carb is also called a 4V carb and you'll see a lot of references to 4V Cleveland engines meaning Ford 335-series engines with manifolds meant to accept 4V carbs and the matching heads to handle the increased flow. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.233.3.74 (talk • contribs) 13:26, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. I wondered about that before and I would never have guessed. I suppose I could have found out by doing a search. I see that there are 43 pages with 'bbl', although not all refer to barrels. It also appears to be used in references to oil.Bobblewik 14:22, 4 Aug 2004 (UTC)

The references to oil also mean 'barrels', I'd imagine, in the 'barrels of oil' sense. It seems to be a rather odd and un-obvious abbreviation. —Morven 16:12, Aug 4, 2004 (UTC)

Incorrect info

Technicallly from my knowledge of the FE family, the only FE that can truely be called a Y-block was I do believe the 427 sideoiler. The Side oiler had extended skirts brining it the name Y-block.

NOT incorrect, ALL FE's had the extended skirt design, top oiler, side oiler, industrial and marine versions, ALL.

Also, mention should perhaps also be placed (unless i missed it) to included the 361/360i & 391/390I, the industrial variants. I don't have much background on them other than were used in equipment and various industrial activites such as generators...Feedloadr 13:17, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

What heads are these?

Hi Can anyone tell me what heads I have? PT # EDC 6090E Thanks ford

You have a pair of early 352 or 361 Edsel cylinder heads. This is a good thing. Flip them over and you will most likely find the combustion chamber is machined smooth rather than left rough after casting. —Preceding unsigned comment added by A58pacer (talk • contribs) 06:05, August 29, 2007 (UTC)

Article cleanup

This article contains a great amount of information, much of which requires only minor improvement in format and/or (especially) citation per Misplaced Pages's requirements for verifiability and reliability. I've gone through and started the cleanup, removing obvious and tagging likely original research. I have also reworked text that didn't conform to the requirement for the neutral point of view to be maintained, and removed personal essay, editorial, and how-to text. I've also fixed most of the inconsistent and improper units, and removed commercial text and an external link not allowed by Misplaced Pages's policy on external links. There are a lot of people interested in these engines, and knowledgeable about them. The tags at the top of the article will alert those interested that this is a good place to dig in their shovels and work on improving the article. With the improvements highlighted here, this article could eventually attain Featured Article status. --Scheinwerfermann (talk) 00:43, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Please, in the future, use the Sandbox feature. Your editing mashed the tables into the text.

By Citations, do you mean page numbers from the 200+page books referenced at the end of the article? By How-To text, do you mean the notation within the article that, for example, tunnelport, high-riser and SOHC heads can not be used on blocks that do not have a minimum bore of 4.23" due to valve sizing and spacing? Why was the word 'later' removed from before Cobra? Early Cobra's used the smallblock Ford engines (260, 289). It was only the LATER Cobra's that were equipped with the FE. Most GT-40's also came with smallblocks, it was a select few that got the 427, and then only with dry-sumps and bundle-of-snake headers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.73.238.82 (talk) 02:12, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

You're right that my edit munged the table placement, but reverting the wikification of the article was not appropriate. The templates and tags are a tool that will accelerate the improvement of the article, they are not a judgement of inadequacy on your part or anyone else's...please remember we're all here to coöperate for the improvement of Misplaced Pages, and don't take templates and tags personally.

The sandbox feature is not relevant to this sort of issue; I should've looked more closely at the formatting by means of the preview feature. The article contains no citations at all, it merely has two books listed at the bottom under "References". That's better than no references at all, but only just barely. Please follow the links contained in the templates at the top of the article, as well as the ones contained in the inline tags, to read and understand the reason why those tags and templates are applicable to this article.

Please also read WP:NOT for a detailed explanation of why "what'll fit what" swap and race engine buildup instructions and guidelines do not belong in a Misplaced Pages article. The word "later" was removed because the writing was vague and unclear. If you can improve the assertion by making it clearer and documenting it, by all means please do so, but again, a massive revert is not warranted or appropriate. The information on the GT-40 you've written here is interesting. If you've got a reliable source for the info, please include it! Also please remember to sign your comments. Thanks for being a coöperative Wikipedian. --Scheinwerfermann (talk) 05:36, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

The reason for the information regarding "what'll fit what" is to address the limitations of the engine block, going back to the first table showing that the FE was a medium sized block, unlike the blocks it was competing against during the horsepower wars. The block was absolutely bored to the maximum at 4.23" in order to fit the larger valves, ports and chambers of the tunnelport, high-riser and SOHC heads. It was a thinwall block, very light for it's size at 7 liters of displacement.

I still don't understand what you want for citations. The books referenced are detailed encylopedia's about the engine in and of themselves. Is this article just supposed to be the Cliff Notes edition of them?

How do I sign this edit? All I see is an 'edit summary' box. Do I need to be a computer programmer? Insert HTML code or something? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.73.242.110 (talk) 15:32, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

I went through your edit and made some changes, added a reference source, referred to the reference source within the body of the piece, but I still have serious questions about what you are looking for citation-wise:

"the corners were thicker all down the wall of each cylinder. Many 427s used a steel crankshaft and all were balanced internally. The 427 was the only production Ford big-block engine equipped with forged pistons, and forged connecting rods were also part of the package."

You call the statement about the cloverleaf casting "vague". Why? This is a documented design feature written about and pictured in every one of the referenced books.

Why is a citation needed for the details regarding the pistons and rods used when this is part of any rebuild manual, not to mention listed in every one of the referenced books, over and over and over? How many page citations do you need? How do you cite a page from a reference book? Do we need a citation that this engine had 8 cylinders and that those 8 cylinders were arranged in a "V" configuration?

Perhaps you could read your references and clarify by example what you're looking for? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.73.220.102 (talk) 16:38, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

It's not a question of what I want for citations, it's about what Misplaced Pages requires. A citation is needed for any/every assertion that is challenged or likely to be challenged, and it must be a proper citation — a fully-detailed footnote — and not just a casual mention of where you read it. Please read WP:CITE for detailed instructions on how to cite using the <ref> ... </ref> tags. No citation will be needed for assertions that could not realistically be challenged, such as the FE engine having 8 cylinders arranged in a "V" formation. Remember, the standard by which contributions are evaluated on Misplaced Pages is not truth, but verifiability, and there are clear criteria for what is and isn't a reliable source of information. As frustrating as it can be sometimes, what you or I or anyone else knows (or thinks he knows, or says he knows) is not relevant. It's what we can prove that matters.

I understand your reasoning for including the "what'll fit what" language, but it does not belong in a Misplaced Pages article, because Misplaced Pages is not a how-to manual. When thinking about what to include and how to phrase it, please keep in mind this is an encyclopædia article we're writing, not a how-to page or a tips 'n' tricks guide or a technical article.

The statement about the cloverleaf casting is tagged as vague because "The corners were thicker all down the wall of each cylinder" is vague. Which corners of what were thicker down the entire cylinder wall?

The article is definitely not supposed to be just a Cliff's Notes version of a book or two. Good question! Article text should be largely original, but supported by verifiable, reliable sources as defined in the links already given. More sources are better than fewer sources; it's problematic when an article has only one or two sources referenced.

Please follow my earlier suggestion and click the links embedded in the tags and templates and in my earlier comments in this thread here. By doing so, you'll quickly and easily get most of your questions answered and learn what's requested, required, expected, allowed, and prohibited on Misplaced Pages. For example, if you'll click the sign your comments link in my earlier post to this discussion, you'll learn that the way to do so is to add four tildes ~ ~ ~ ~ (but without the spaces between them) at the end of your comment on a talk page, before hitting "Save". Misplaced Pages automatically interprets the four tildes in a row (with no spaces between them) as a signature and adds the date, time, and your ID. Thanks for engaging in discussion here on the talk page! --Scheinwerfermann (talk) 17:16, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

I give up. Write and properly annotate your own article. I think you're a jerk. Signed: Raokman —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.73.220.27 (talk) 17:39, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Please don't give up! You've obviously got a great deal of interest and insight into this topic. On Misplaced Pages, there is no "my own article" or "your own article" — this is a community-based coöperative project, not a competitive one. But without sticking to Misplaced Pages's standards, any effort put into the article is wasted, which is a shame. The rules are easy to understand, and easy to follow. Please try to understand that they apply to everyone equally: you, me, and everyone else. This isn't to say they should be used to beat people over the head; they shouldn't. It's just worth remembering that the rules work in everyone's favour when they're followed. Please try not to take the rules' existence or enforcement personally. --Scheinwerfermann (talk) 22:24, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

I worked for a project manager who thought because he was the team leader, that all glory, and no actual work, was his. You are reminding me of him. I believe a team leader should be knowledgeable about the project and able to contribute to the work. I don't see any contributions coming from you except complaints, whining and whips.

Whip yourself. See how good the article winds up. Especially now that you've trashed it. Signed: Raokman —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.73.241.58 (talk) 23:11, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

I am not a team leader or supervisor or anything else other than an editor, just like you. Initiating an effort to bring an article up to Misplaced Pages's standards does not constitute "trashing" the article. Please remain civil and refrain from personal attacks. Thanks. --Scheinwerfermann (talk) 00:10, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

“Specific models that used FE engines include the AC Cobra MKIII”

With your editing, the Shelby Cobra becomes the AC Cobra MKIII, whatever that is. The MKIII is a Shelby GT-40.

“It was simply a 332 with 4 in (102 mm)stroke, bored to 3.5 in”

With your slipshod editing, the spacing in the above phrase is incorrect as well as the punctuation.

“360.7 in³ or 5.91 L displacement, was introduced in 1968 and phased out at the end of the 1976 year run.used in the”

More inconsistent units and incorrect punctuation and spelling, which were not present before you “edited” the article.

“the 410, like the 428, required external balancing”

I provided the citation requested, but you deleted the referenced source, and the citation.

“familiarly known as the Cammer”

I provided the citation requested, but you deleted the referenced source, and the citation, for the above two examples, as well as for numerous other requests for citations. You seem to be deliberately sabotaging my attempts to provide you with citations.

Do you have a problem with a citation from a published book, with an ISBN number, that I cited down to the page number?

You are a classic whiner. You can harp and criticize and find flaws, but what exactly are you adding to the project?

I’m waiting to see. Signed: Raokman —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.73.221.60 (talk) 03:21, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

You provided no citations at all, merely conversational notes like For citations and more on the "Cammer", begin reading at page 42 in "Muslecar & Hi-Po Engines Ford Big Block ISBN 1 85520 1062 Published by Brooklands Books, parenthetical comments like (citation of page 11, "Muslecar & Hi-Po Engines Ford Big Block ISBN 1 85520 1062 Published by Brooklands Books), unsupported hearsay assertions like "FE" is an acronym for 'Ford-Edsel' per Jim Dove of Dove Performance Engineering who purchased the original FE tooling from Ford Motor Company when factory production ceased in 1976. You also added a great deal of unsupported POV material not suitable for Misplaced Pages articles, such as This series of engines were all known for excellent torque and durability which is the reason for the long life of the engine family in general and the sales success in particular.

When you encounter errors in nomenclature, spacing, and punctuation, it's best to go ahead and fix them rather than complaining about them on the talk page. Again, however, you mustn't remove fact tags without addressing the reason they're there. --Scheinwerfermann (talk) 16:04, 24 January 2008 (UTC)