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Hey 2b1, there is a casting # on the block just above or around the starter.
Ya' need to get that number and then start the search, I found that somewhere last week while I was trying to determine what I have in the 66'.
I think I googled "302 Ford Engines". ???
Ya' need to get that number and then start the search, I found that somewhere last week while I was trying to determine what I have in the 66'.
I think I googled "302 Ford Engines". ???
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Ford didn't stamp a vin on the engines, so there is no way to tell if it is the original, or a replacement. There is no "numbers matching" like a GM.
The casting number will tell if it the right vintage, but may not give the exact year, just the design year of the last revision. A 73 block could have C8TE, D1TZ, or D1OE. There should be a casting date code above the design code, first number for year, letter for month, more numbers for day. If there is a decal on the valve cover that will also have the month and day of assembly.
The casting number will tell if it the right vintage, but may not give the exact year, just the design year of the last revision. A 73 block could have C8TE, D1TZ, or D1OE. There should be a casting date code above the design code, first number for year, letter for month, more numbers for day. If there is a decal on the valve cover that will also have the month and day of assembly.
Like Quick and Dirty said ; once you remove a motor from a Ford it's difficult to tell what vehicle it came from .
You can Id the motor ;although sometimes not the exact version . And in some instances not the exact year it was built . Most of the time you can get within a couple of years.
SHX
You can Id the motor ;although sometimes not the exact version . And in some instances not the exact year it was built . Most of the time you can get within a couple of years.
SHX
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Engine displacement, plant code, Model year, Change level(revision)
Model year-month(March) Engine code number
So it's a 69 302 assembled in March.
1969, March 12 The stamped number there is the assembly date. Not sure of the last letter, could be assembly plant (Windsor?) The casting date is above the casting number behind the starter.
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The tag that is on the carb is I believe to id the carb. Autolite 2100, motorcraft 2150, etc. Not the motor. I have anold fairly stock 69 & I came across a tag behind the oroiginal coil. The other numbers thhat I referenced are on the driver side head in the front of the motor. Thanks quick & dirty. Sounds like I probably have the original motor. I contacted Ford fore a build sheet & they had no record with the vin I provided them. I am going to double check.
Steve83
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VINs weren't standardized until 1981, and Ford doesn't have much documentation on them before ~'90. I got them to send a build sheet for my '83 VIN, but it was nothing more than a VIN decoding. No vehicle-specific info - they didn't even get the trim level right.
