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Engine Identfication Help
I am looking at a FE block and a little uncertain on the identification of it.
The date code indicates it is a Jan, 1965 block. The casting number is C5AE-A Going to fordifiction.com and their chart of casting numbers, it appears the block could be one of three: 390 or 330HD or 427 top oiler The block has a flex-plate still bolted to the crank which indicates an automatic transmission. With that in mind, I would rule out the 330 since that was a HD truck motor - unlikely it was an automatic Is there a way to tell if it is a 390 or 427 without pulling a head or pan or trying to second guess the stroke thru a sparkplug hole? Are there other numbers that I should be looking for? Thanks Paul |
It is almost impossible to indentify an FE due to it's lack of numbers without getting the number off of the crank and measuring the bore. It is probably a 390. Does it have cross bolted mains or any other giveaways like screwed in freeze plugs? Jim
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Jim,
looking at digital pictures so I can't really tell. It would be a top oiler and I think they had regular freeze plugs Did they have the bosses for crossbolt mains? or was that only the side oilers? Paul |
A lot of the 427 top oilers have the cross bolted mains, but not all of them. Freeze plugs could be either. Someone else will jump in here with a miracle solution. I would pull the pan. Jim
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Im curious where do you actually look to find these numbers?
Thank you |
I would look on the crank to see what type of crank is in the engine. Could have a 390 crank or a 428 crank or a 352 crank. The number is on one of the balancers.
http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/data/500/e4_1.jpeg Jim |
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