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Engine for a 67 Lincoln Continental?

Just for fun I plan on installing a diesel into an old 67 Lincoln Continental (the engine on it is blown) and was wondering how big of a diesel engine should I go for? There is plenty of space under the hood and the vehicle appears to be pretty solid. I don’t want anything extremely big since I don’t plan on drag racing the car but it is a large heavy car and I don’t want an engine that will strain under the weight. Should I aim at something close to the original HP of 300 or so, or is that too much? I am not picky when it comes to the make and year of the diesel engine.

Wow - cool idea but a very ambitious project! Bear in mind that this is a totally custom swap and it will be quite involved. No one makes a kit for it, and you will have to swap the diesel engine's transmission as well because the engine will not bolt up to the Lincoln tranny.

I would suggest either a Ford/International Navistar 6.9 or 7.3 diesel (available in '80s to early '90s Ford trucks), or perhaps an early '94-'98 Ford Powerstroke diesel, also from Ford trucks & vans. These are all V8s and they should fit in the Lincoln, although you will have to fabricate custom engine and transmission mounts, and you will need a custom driveshaft/u-joints to mate with the diesel tranny's output shaft.

You will also need to swap the complete diesel fuel system including pumps, injection and all other associated hardware, you will need a custom exhaust system, and you will need to retrofit all electrical, electronics and engine management systems for the diesel as well.

For ease of installation (although it still won't be that easy!) I would go with one of the older diesels (early '80s 6.9 for example) because the electrical components/wiring will be simpler and the accessories (alternator, power steering pump etc.) will probably be more compatible with the Lincoln, as opposed to newer ones on a serpentine belt system.

The car won't be blazing fast, but any of these Ford diesels has enough power/torque to move it along nicely.

Of course, unless you are totally set on a diesel it will be much, much easier to install another gasoline engine - either a replacement for the original engine (is it a 462?), or a newer "385" series Ford engine (429 or 460)... that's what I would do!

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