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Old Aug 21, 2017 | 09:10 PM
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Engine Serial #?

Anyone have some advice on how I can clean this part of the engine so that I can read the serial number? See pics below. I thought about steel wool. Shop rag and wd40 got me nowhere.
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Old Aug 21, 2017 | 09:42 PM
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Can you transfer it using something like carbon paper or maybe even white paper and a crayon?
 
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Old Aug 21, 2017 | 10:00 PM
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Paper and pencil rubbed gently on it? Or rub with scotch brute might make it pop out.
 
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Old Aug 22, 2017 | 08:17 AM
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try rubbing a grease pencil over the divots then wipe the residue, take a picture to help reveal.
 
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Old Aug 22, 2017 | 02:03 PM
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You can also do some tricks in Photoshop
but the lighting needs to be even and not
have the flash hot spots.

Your other option is use a Scotch Brite pan
and then some black paint to fill the divots.
Than take the Scotch Brite pad at it again to
remove the paint that is not in the divots.

Cheap model paint works well for this because
it drys fast and then retake the photo with even
lighting and no hot spots. It's the flash hot spots
that make using a photo editing tool a lot harder.
 
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Old Aug 22, 2017 | 03:19 PM
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Just curious, but why do you need the serial #?
 
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Old Aug 24, 2017 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by npccpartsman
Just curious, but why do you need the serial #?
​​​​​​​That's a fair question. I have an early 03... like December 2002 (November on the trans). The serial number will help me when ordering some parts. A lot seemed to change in the first year as Ford worked things out.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2017 | 09:43 PM
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Thank you all for the ideas. I will try these tricks and report back.
 
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I'll try again with Photoshop if you can get me a straight on photo
with ever over all lighting and no flash or shadows in the image.
 
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Old Aug 25, 2017 | 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Yahiko
I'll try again with Photoshop if you can get me a straight on photo
with ever over all lighting and no flash or shadows in the image.
Thanks. I will try again this weekend
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