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To use the later engine you have only to transfer over the mounting details from your old engine: water pump, front plate, motor mount arch etc. Gives you a much larger pool of engines to fish in.

Also what would be different on the back side? I figure a later donor would have an ultramatic and his is a manual transmission.

The back side was unchanged for many years but you’ll have to install an appropriate pilot bearing into the back of the crank.

yes, you will need to use the large pilot bearing from the 49-56 engines.

As an interesting segway, in about March 1985, I was asked by a Member of the Packard Automobile Club of Australia to assist in the conversion of his 1948 2292 from a manual to an ultramatic. I advised that his crank rear probably had to be machined to take the Ultramatic converter snout. I arranged for this to be done in Melbourne and this was done with the engine fully assembled. A few months later I get a call from him is a very remote part of Australia (and I mean 150 miles of nothing each way... Google Nullabor Plain )on the Nullabor Plain to advise that he has gone in for a checkup because he noticed an oil leak. The mechanic told him that there was a bolt thread protruding from his sump... wat do I do? I ascertained that the firm doing the work had dropped the distributor retaining bolt into the sump and a kind counterweight had punched it through the sump pan not much later. I advised him to put a washer and nut on the bolt , tighten and proceed. It apparently went well after that.

I do have a 1949 288 engine. It is not perfect . It runs some rough, I suspect a valve job . I can crate it up for materials costs and $100.00 for my time.-$200.00 for the engine . You pay freight. Weighs about 700 lbs. I live near Sesttle,Wa.

I see you live in Woodinville. I used to spend a lot of time there at Vintage Auto Parts back in the '60s!

Someone just posted a 288 for sale in the For Sale forum that is listed as being in Illinois.