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NOS is New Old Stock meaning its Ford parts that were made years ago and never got sold.
I purchased a NOS DSII ignition module for my truck Jan 30, 2016 and haven't had a problem with the NOS one since ive had it. I got mine from Rock Auto and it was $15 for the DSII module which made it cheaper than aftermarket.
RockAuto usually tells you when a part is being liquidated that it only comes with a 30-day warranty, and if the part is no longer available, then it becomes a money-back guarantee. Motorcraft makes good stuff, but your betting on that when you buy an obsolete (NOS) part vs. buying current production pieces which can be readily exchanged for another brand-new unit for up to a year after the original purchase. Just my 2¢. Cotton
Alright, as it turns out, Ultra-Power PN: CP400 looks a LOT like Ford PN: E3TE-9C915-AA ...and is even marked as such with a Ford logo & all.
So I think it's pretty safe to say that when you buy an Ultra-Power CP400, you're actually getting a NOS FoMoCo E3TE-9C915-AA, however that helps me very little since this is NOT the correct part.
Yes, it looks just right in the illustrated catalogs, but it is the wrong size for the vent hose, and is listed for applications with smaller engines.
The plug connection is correct however, and the original plug appears marked (as best as I could tell) as PN: D3AB-4A459-FB, and the "Ultra-Power" connector is marked in two places: One side is marked as "13 H" (the one is hard to see, but it's there), and a broad side is marked with 14A459. The plug connection may or may not be available through Ultra-Power in Sugar Land, Tx, but I un-pinned this one to use on my old part when I went totally OCD on it.
After a thorough soapy scrubbing and then an alcohol bath, I used JB Weld to reconnect the broken piece of the hose connection, and decided to wire-wheel the metric ton of crusty motor oil off of the metal case before shooting a couple of coats of rattle-can clear on it in hopes that it'll never ever corrode. I rehydrated the rubber grommet using peanut butter (yes, peanut butter, an old-timer showed me that trick) - I've heard you can use vegetable and mineral oil as well, but never tried it for myself. I cleaned the wires using WD-40, and soaked the terminals in coke before steel-woolling them perfectly clean. As I mentioned before I used the plug from the new part to complete the refurb, and I'll be attaching it to new hose once my carb comes in (it was puking fuel through the vent which is why at first I thought it was a return line - duh), and hopefully I can get another 30 years or so out of it since it seems to be a genuine pain to acquire. I just wanted to share, and hopefully keep the record correct. Thank you for all the replies, Cotton
Thanks for letting us all know about the engineering numbers. You will have to forgive my future mistakes as I persist to be "wrong," since these markings seem to suffice enough to shop around the 'Bay, though a proper part number is always helpful. Nonetheless, it is important that I state clearly for the record:
The alpha-numeric identifier of the correct part is still a mystery.
Should I need to in the future, I will have my local Ford service parts person run my VIN, and I will be sure to update this thread accordingly. Cotton
Should I need to in the future, I will have my local Ford service parts person run my VIN, and I will be sure to update this thread accordingly. Cotton
On a vehicle this old, running the VIN won't get you any part numbers, that jazz didn't begin until the 1990's.
This past weekend, I looked at the engine in my son's 1984 F150 with 4.9L engine. The part [in your photo, above] with the smaller diameter fittings would fit near the PCV valve. The piece with the larger diameter fittings was between the carburetor vent and the charcoal canister.
This past weekend, I looked at the engine in my son's 1984 F150 with 4.9L engine. The part [in your photo, above] with the smaller diameter fittings would fit near the PCV valve. The piece with the larger diameter fittings was between the carburetor vent and the charcoal canister.
Thank you for your input. I snapped some quick pics of my engine the other day, and it would appear that there is a jiggy-mə-bobb that would likely be PN: E4AZ-9C915-A at the PCV valve at the rear of the valve cover just as you say:
Aside from the plug being different, it looks nearly identical to the one that I bought for an '83 model, so I may try to hang on to it to re-pin later if I need to. Thanks for the reply 1986F150six
I snapped some quick pics of my engine the other day, and it would appear that there is a solenoid that would likely be PN: E4AZ-9C915-A at the PCV valve at the rear of the valve cover just as you say. This is not a solenoid and the part number is for Econoline & misc. passenger cars only!
Yeah, solenoid, purge valve, dealley-ma-thingie with engineering numbers and molding stamps, which are not part numbers... glad everybody here understands what I meant now. Without your help interpreting I'm sure everyone reading my thread would be totally lost by my naive babblings. You have proven your worth to me, now let's be friends.
P.S. My incorrect reference to the aforementioned item stems from references to this part as a "solenoid" by the following aftermarket replacement part retailers:
Advance Auto Parts
Car Quest
Napa
O'Reilly's
Pep Boys
RockAuto
I noticed AutoZone wasn't among them, so this must be the one thing they got right.
Well here it is in place and working. As it turns out, the VIN was absolutely useless at the dealership (as was the guy that was working the parts counter), so Numbers was right-on there. In hind-sight I should have posted this in the van section, along with being more patient with those trying to help. I was frustrated that I wasn't getting the answers I was looking for, and I felt I was being nit-picked instead, so consider this my public apology since I know y'all were just trying to help despite my frustrations. Cheers, Cotton
that would likely be PN: E4AZ-9C915-A at the PCV valve at the rear of the valve cover just as you say.
