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How do I find my Ford casting number?

How do I find my Ford casting number?

Shine your flashlight on the inspection mirror. Illuminate the section of the block where Ford stamped the casting number. This is directly beside the starter mount, where the starter motor bolts to the engine. Write down the casting number down with pen and paper.

Where do you find the casting number on a Ford engine?

Where is the casting number on a 1966 engine block?

Casting numbers are usually the same or nearly the same as the part number. Cylinder heads cast with a “5” as the second digit were most likely installed in a 1966 model. The casting number is located where the starter bolts up to the bell housing. The casting number is located where the starter bolts up to the bell housing.

Where is the casting code on a Ford 351 Cleveland?

The 351C block casting number and date code are located just above the starter. This D2AE CA casting number indicates a four-bolt main block according to the Ford Master Parts Catalog, but not all are. This casting date code “2F30” means February 30, 1972. This is a head-on view of the 400 Cleveland block, which has a 10.987-inch deck height.

How can you tell the displacement of an engine block?

There is no code stamped on the block itself that can be used to identify the cubic inch displacement of the block. Casting numbers can be helpful, but some blocks used several different casting numbers, and in some cases, one casting is not interchangeable with the other. Engines are identified by a tag attached to the engine.

How do you locate Ford engine’s casting numbers?

  • Identification. The quickest way to identify a Ford 351 Windsor engine is to count the number of bolts on the valve covers.
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  • Considerations.

    What do the numbers on an engine block mean?

    The casting numbers on an engine or block can be used to help determine what engine your vehicle has . The casting numbers are part of the engine casting and are not stamped onto the metal of the block like a serial number. (See serial number page ).

    Where are the casting numbers on a FE block?

    The casting number is on the right (passenger) side of the block, in the front . FE (330-428 SCJ) note: nearly all FE blocks have 352 cast on the front of them.

    What is your engine block 3782870?

    This particular one is a 65 1965 Chevrolet SBC , (Small Block Chevy), Flint Michigan produced engine block in good used, original condition. The GM casting number is 3782870, (which was used on 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1965 Corvettes, Chevy passenger cars, some trucks and more. The particular casting date on this block is E 3 5, (May 3, 1965).

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