Is it a mercury or not ? what is it ?

[RichardT10829]

Kevin i have a spare wheel buddy so if you are still up for what we discussed then i will get the ball rolling, i have located another firm here in newcastle so was waiting on the quotes coming back from them (before i post this stuff to Gloucester which will be expensive for me bearing in mind i dont get the wheel back....)

As for Belcher i was quoted £400 for a set of big ends !!!!! and the belts etc they advised (and were bloody outragous on price) were wrong.... i spoke to Mac Vanpelt via email and he said to check as the part numbers quoted were wrong for a 24 stud engine...

i asked about the big ends etc and was told they are super rare and "special" Mac Vanpelt said they were two a penny ! the price i mentioned on my first post was for one...yes one head gasket !

if i had not built many a high performance engine i might have been suckered in luckily i am a tight ass so laughed and hung up on the chap..... i had specialist main shells made for my rally x car shipped in from Europe they were one offs and they didnt even cost what i was quoted !

Charlie are there any tell tale signs i can look for on the lump ? i hear 8BA 9BA etc etc bandied about various forums etc i take it these are the engine models ? I cant see anything obvious on my engine ?

[RichardT10829]

ok Many thanks to Don Barrie from Thunder Bay Ontario ! emailed him before and he says the main difference between the Ford lump and the Merc is the bore on a ford unit is 3" 1/16th and the Merc is 3" 3/16 So will have to measure mine......

anyone dealt with "Patricks" in Casa Grande Arizona ?