v8 or strait six? since its an f-250 its going to have a large displacement engine if its a v8 i would say a 351/400m or a 460 if strait six would be a 240 or 300 strait six at least thats what i have seen at the junk yards around here
here is a list of possible engines it could be
240
CID Straight-6 1973–77
300
CID I6 1973–79
352
CID FE V8 1973–77
360
CID FE V8 1973–76 145 hp (108 kW)
390
CID FE V8 1973–77 195 hp (145 kW)
460
CID 385 V8 1973–79 200–220 hp (150–162 kW)
351
CID 351M V8 1977–79 163 hp (122 kW)
400
CID 400M V8 1977–79 169 hp (126 kW
if you can get a picture of the top end / water pump area i can probably tell you what series of more it is at least to get you close