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How can you tell 351M from 351W?

How can you tell 351M from 351W?

There are several external differences that can help to distinguish between the 351W engine and the 351C and M engines: The 351W has three bolts attaching the valve covers on the exhaust manifold side; the 351C,M has four. The 351W has the timing cover bolted to the block.

Where is the casting number on a Ford 351W?

Block Identification The 351W casting number is located on the right side of the block, about halfway down, facing downwards. The code will be a combination of letters and numbers — for example, “E3AE.” In this code, the E represents the decade number and the 3 represents the year.

What was the VIN code for a 1971 Boss 351?

VIN engine code “Q”. Same basic engine as the 1971 “Q” code. Lower compression heads and hydraulic cam. The H.0. engine was a seperate engine with VIN engine code “R”. This engine is almost identical to a 71 R code Boss 351, and was even refered to as the Boss 351 in Ford literature.

Where is the date code on a 351 Cleveland Engine?

When the 302C and 351C were introduced in Australia, North American blocks from the Cleveland foundry were shipped to Geelong for assembly. The 351C block casting number and date code are located just above the starter.

Where did the Ford 351W engine get its name?

Not to be confused with Ford’s 351 “Cleveland” engine, the 351W gets its name from Ford’s Windsor, Canada, plant, where it was briefly manufactured.

Block Identification The 351W casting number is located on the right side of the block, about halfway down, facing downwards. The code will be a combination of letters and numbers — for example, “E3AE.” In this code, the E represents the decade number and the 3 represents the year.

Can You Put A 351W 4V head on a 289?

Back in the 1970’s and 1980’s there were a lot of magazine articles recommending you go down and get 351W 4V heads from the junk yard and put them on your 289 or 302 to make it faster. There was some truth to it as the 351W 4V heads had slightly bigger valves and slightly better ports.

Not to be confused with Ford’s 351 “Cleveland” engine, the 351W gets its name from Ford’s Windsor, Canada, plant, where it was briefly manufactured.

When did the Mercury 351W 4V head come out?

289 heads from 1964 to 1967 were all 54.5 CC’s. 302 – 4V heads, made only in 1968 with casting number C80E-F are also good at 53.5 CC’s. 351W heads are all the same chamber size at 60.4CC’s from 1969 thru 1977.

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