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Old Mar 12, 2003 | 04:34 AM
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i have found a 73 ford van with the vin of E32GHS4xxxx


would the H be a windsor or cleveland? did they even put cleveland motors in trucks and vans?

if it is a windsor what would the likely hood of it having a 9" Vs a 8"

also, what was the standard tranny in vans? FMX, C6, or C4?

sorry to buy y'all but i have been searching for awhile and every vin decoder page just states that it was a 351 2v.


even if it is a windsor i might consider purchasing it for the heads and center section. possibly the tranny. and the price is right. 200 bucks.
 
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Cool ford van engine ID

If you have a 1973 Econoline 300 series van,(which the E3 in the vin indicates) the trans could be a C6, but I doubt it, its probably a "truck version" of the C4, which I'm told has an extra set of bands and clutches, and as far as the engine goes the only V8 offered in the mid vans was a 302, I don't think ANY 351 would fit under the engine cover w/o some modifications.
 
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Old Mar 12, 2003 | 11:04 AM
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i have found a 73 ford van with the vin of E32GHS4xxxx
would the H be a windsor or cleveland? did they even put cleveland motors in trucks and vans?
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Have a seat !

The VIN# translates to a E350 van with a
G=302 2v Engine

Built at
H= Lorain,OH


So,you don't have to worry about any 351 now!
 
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Old Mar 12, 2003 | 01:02 PM
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bahh. that sucks.

at least its one more hunk o junk that the wife does not have to worry about sitting in the yard

heck, i was hoping it was a W so i could pull the heads.


so ford used differant motor designators per each type of vehicle?
 
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Old Mar 12, 2003 | 02:11 PM
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302 is a windsor.
 
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Old Mar 12, 2003 | 07:01 PM
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Originally posted by macguyver
302 is a windsor.

yeah, everyone says 302w when they talk about what motor is in something.

obviously i was talking about the differance between a 351C and 351w.

sorry you could not understand that.



The reason i believed that it was a 351 motor was due to every vin decoder that i had found showed the H being the engine code.
but i was looking at early torino, mustang, falcon, fairlane vin decoders.

i had not realized a van would be differant.
 
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Old Mar 12, 2003 | 08:34 PM
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On car Vin#'s of that era the 5th digit is the engine code.

On the trucks the 4th digit is the engine code.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2003 | 02:07 AM
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Originally posted by Mil1ion
On car Vin#'s of that era the 5th digit is the engine code.

On the trucks the 4th digit is the engine code.

thank you.

i was a bit confused by that.

that would of been cool if it was a cleveland though but i would of had a rough time stuffing it into either of my cars though.
 
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Originally posted by hungrymonkey
i was hoping it was a W so i could pull the heads.
I thought you were looking for windsor heads. My mistake.
 
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Originally posted by macguyver
I thought you were looking for windsor heads. My mistake.

i did want the heads if it was from the 351w.
i believe they had bigger valves than the 302 heads.

i apalogize if i seemed rude. after thinking about it i realize your post did not have the intent that i originally thought.
 
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