engine ID help

Bought a motor recently. Has the following numbers on the block, anyone have an idea of what this motor is ?
28
E68E
BA

Thanks!

 

Its a 1986 model

 

This will help - check it out http://www.thedirtforum.com/fordcastings.htm

 

and it came from a truck

 

engine ID

So,, no way to tell if its a roller motor? I mean without tearing it down. Could it maybe be an Explorer motor?

 

Its doubtfull its a roller but should have the provisions for the lifter "spider"

 

Would the distributor gear tell you? Might be the easiest thing to pull.

 

Might be E6SE ?
http://www.fordcobraengines.com/engineid.asp

 

You've misread the "8" in E68E, it's an "S". All that aside, it's a roller block, as to whether it's got a roller cam, remove one valve cover, one rocker arm and one pushrod. Roller 5.0 pushrods are 6.25" long. As to what vehicle it came from, (unless you pulled it yourself) this can be narrowed down by Id'ing the rest of the parts there.

 

Thanks all

It was sold as a roller motor. It has trick flow heads, Harland sharp roller rockers, canton rear sump pan, EB airgap intake, AED 750 dbl pumper, steel crank. I heard it run and saw some 11.00 time slips while it was in an 86 fox body mustang.
I am probably reading the 8 vs S wrong, I'll double check.

 

You definately are misreading it. There were no E68E blocks, lots of E6SE's out there. Other roller blocks I've seen are E7TE, F1SE. If it's got a main girdle, you'll need to choose your rear sump pan wisely, the stock pans(front sump) won't clear a main girdle's rear main bolts

 

Then it could have anything in it so the only way to know is to pull the intake

 

i didnt think that was right so i went by the e which should have been the s

 

All that needs to be pulled is one pushrod to tell if it's a roller cam or not. Roller rods in a 5.0 are 6.25" long, flat tappet rods are a half inch longer. No need to disturb the intake.