Casting # Above 352 (FE390)
Thread Starter
|
4wd High
Joined: Nov 2023
Posts: 9
Likes: 5
Casting # Above 352 (FE390)
The FE in my 1970 F250 has got the number ‘63’ stamped above ‘352’ at the front of the block.
Can anyone confirm what this means?
Backstory - this truck originally had a 360 in it, and when I bought it a couple of years ago I was told it had a 360. I measured the stroke and determined the original engine was replaced (or converted) and is in fact a 390. Would the 63 indicate it’s a 1963 engine???
Edited for spelling.
Can anyone confirm what this means?
Backstory - this truck originally had a 360 in it, and when I bought it a couple of years ago I was told it had a 360. I measured the stroke and determined the original engine was replaced (or converted) and is in fact a 390. Would the 63 indicate it’s a 1963 engine???
Edited for spelling.
Cargo Master
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 3,132
Likes: 219
From: W (BY GOD) V
Assuming it’s a serial number from the workshop that created the molds then, eh?
The block is cast (FORD FOUNDRIES) by using several different molds. The molds are identified by numbers to be able to identify the correct mold and to trace any defects in the finished cast block.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
The R2
1967 - 1972 F-100 & Larger F-Series Trucks
20
Mar 7, 2008 02:39 PM
elemint
FE & FT Big Block V8 (332, 352, 360, 390, 406, 410, 427, 428)
30
Apr 10, 2004 12:45 AM
timberwolfw
1967 - 1972 F-100 & Larger F-Series Trucks
6
Mar 18, 2003 12:09 AM
timberwolfw
FE & FT Big Block V8 (332, 352, 360, 390, 406, 410, 427, 428)
9
Mar 17, 2003 09:23 PM
