11 character vin decoder
Engine Identification:
351C/M/400 335 series: 8 bolts in rectangular valve covers. Timing chain housing is part of block. Thermostat housing on block. Exhaust bolt holes diagonal.
351M/400 335 series: intake is 12.7" wide the 351C is narrow. The 351M and 400 are identical externally, only internal parts examination can tell them apart.
351W/302/5.0L 6 bolts on trapezoidal valve covers. Thermostat housing on intake. Exhaust bolt holes horizontal.
429/460 385 series: 7 bolts in rectangular valve cover
352/360/390/427/428 FE series: Intake goes under valve covers.
The 351W and 351C did not come stock in 73-79 trucks. Some of them have been "transplanted".
Decoding '73-'79 Ford Truck VIN Tags - FORDification.net
Series- X15- '77-'79 2 wheel drive pickup (F150 Super Cab)
Engine- H-'77-'79 V8 351M 2-bbl 5.8 Litre
Assembly plant code- K ='s- Kansas City
Numerical Sequence of Assembly-Consecutive unit #- be1296








