Help with engine ID and plugs
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Help with engine ID and plugs
I was told this ranger I bought had a 302, all I know is it has points (for the moment) and a straight fan, passenger side exhaust manifold is straight rear dump. How can I ID this engine for year and what plugs do you guys recommend?
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Help with engine ID and plugs
normal freeze plugs and 6 bolt as I remember, I'm just trying to come up with a year and vehicle to tell parts houses when I need engine parts i.e. spark plugs, I put on a hotter coil yesterday, I'll have new wires, cap, rotor and a pertronix ignitor by the end of the week so I may as well do plugs too. Truck was parked for two years so I'd imagine the plugs are pretty grungy and from the looks of everything else, not well maintained.
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Help with engine ID and plugs
Check around on some of the parts on the engine
most parts will have a number similar to this on them
d0zz-7528-aa or something like that
D0 would mean the part was originally made in 1970
D1 = 1971
E0= 1980
F0=1990
C0=1960 and so on
If a lot of the parts have near the same date on them you can come up with an idea on what year range the engine is.
Also if the plugs are really big such as an autolite 45 then it is most likely from the 70's
If the are small such as an autolite 765 it would be a late 70's early 80's unless someone has changed heads.
Hope this helps
most parts will have a number similar to this on them
d0zz-7528-aa or something like that
D0 would mean the part was originally made in 1970
D1 = 1971
E0= 1980
F0=1990
C0=1960 and so on
If a lot of the parts have near the same date on them you can come up with an idea on what year range the engine is.
Also if the plugs are really big such as an autolite 45 then it is most likely from the 70's
If the are small such as an autolite 765 it would be a late 70's early 80's unless someone has changed heads.
Hope this helps
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Help with engine ID and plugs
that's what I needed, thanks.
Originally posted by mach10533
Check around on some of the parts on the engine
most parts will have a number similar to this on them
d0zz-7528-aa or something like that
D0 would mean the part was originally made in 1970
D1 = 1971
E0= 1980
F0=1990
C0=1960 and so on
If a lot of the parts have near the same date on them you can come up with an idea on what year range the engine is.
Also if the plugs are really big such as an autolite 45 then it is most likely from the 70's
If the are small such as an autolite 765 it would be a late 70's early 80's unless someone has changed heads.
Hope this helps
Check around on some of the parts on the engine
most parts will have a number similar to this on them
d0zz-7528-aa or something like that
D0 would mean the part was originally made in 1970
D1 = 1971
E0= 1980
F0=1990
C0=1960 and so on
If a lot of the parts have near the same date on them you can come up with an idea on what year range the engine is.
Also if the plugs are really big such as an autolite 45 then it is most likely from the 70's
If the are small such as an autolite 765 it would be a late 70's early 80's unless someone has changed heads.
Hope this helps
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Help with engine ID and plugs
all comes out as a 1968
BTW I put the pertronix ignitor on yesterday and holy sheep **** batman whadda difference, quick start, better throttle response, I love it.
BTW I put the pertronix ignitor on yesterday and holy sheep **** batman whadda difference, quick start, better throttle response, I love it.
