can anyone tell me how to read the date coding on my engine. I cannot find anything online to assist in this project! me
the search is over The search is over and I have found some really good websites for the engine decoding...more like the parts decoding. this will save me lots of time!! me
ford parts decoding sites They all have "different" ways of explaining but I think they all are fairly easy to understand. http://www.wantabe.com/hdrace/dfrdpt.htm this site "looks" useful in tips & tricks of a rebuild...but I think everyone pretty much has their own recipe...info on all kinds of engine identification though. http://www.cehighperformance.com/ this site gives you the numbers off the casting that will tell you what vehicle the block was originally in: http://www.grantorinosport.atfreeweb.com/casting.htm here is a parts page off on of the sites: http://blueoval6079.com/ hope they help in any way. I am going to research the Engineering section of the code to know what the 4 digit part numbers correspond to!
more code stuff I thought the head info was cool..thought I would just put this out there...take it for what it is worth this info came off the internet!!! Ford Heads Cast # C1AE-A 144/104cc ports C4AE 140/100cc ports C5AE 128/44cc ports C5AE-F 150/115cc ports C6AE 138/100cc ports C8AE-N 155/123cc ports C8AE-N 170/123cc ports canadian D1AE-GA 244/137cc ports D1ZE-DA 248/137cc ports D3ZE-AA 244/134cc ports D6EE-AA 83/62cc ports 6090B 83/62cc ports 6090F 160/124cc ports 6090F 184/125cc ports 425 HP Reading Casting Numbers Casting numbers tell when a part was originally designed and what car it was originally designed for. This does not mean that the part was not used on other cars. For example, casting number C8OE-9430-D is an exhaust manifold for a 428 CJ Fairlane; however, it was also used on 428 CJ Mustangs. Example: The breakdown of casting number C8OE-9430-D is easy using the charts below: C = Decade of 1960 8 = Year of the decade (8th year of 1960), 1968 O = Fairlane Car line / Manufacture code E = Engine engineering department 9430 = Basic number for an exhaust manifold N = Design change Casting Number Breakdown Charts Decade of Manufacture: A = 1940 B = 1950 C = 1960 D = 1970 E = 1980 Year of Decade The year of the decade is determined by adding a number (0-9) to the letter of the decade. Example: C6 would be 1966, D0 would be 1970, D1 would be 1971. Car Line/ Manufacture Codes A = Galaxie D = Falcon (60-69) F = Outside USA, Trans Am racing G = Comet / Montego J = Industrial M = Mercury O = Fairlane / Torino P = Autolite / Motorcraft R = Rotunda S = Thunderbird T = Truck V = Lincoln (61 - current) Z = Mustang Engineering Departments A = Chassis B = Body E = Engine F = Engine accessories J = Autolite (67-72) P = Automatic transmission R = Manual transmission W = Axle X = Muscle parts program Y = Lincoln / Mercury service parts Z = Ford service parts Basic Number These identify the part, such as 6090 being a cylinder head or 9430 being an exhaust manifold. Design Change A Basic part is made to fit many applications. Example: DOZZ-7528-C is a clutch bar for a 390/428 DOZZ-7528-D is a clutch bar for a 351 W DOZZ-7529-E is a clutch bar for a 302 Boss
