Question about engine codes
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Question about engine codes
I went to look at a old ford truck, I was told about a month ago that it was a 43. Then I was told it was a 53. When I got there with my freind to check it out we found out it wasnt a 53 by looking at the nose and fenders but the kid that told me about it doesnt know since its his g-pa's old truck. It looks to have the grill of a 48 and when I went to pop the hood I realized that the latch was in the pass side hole on the front of the hood and it also has a flathead inline 6 in it. Since his g-pa wasnt there I tried looking all over the truck to find anything with numbers or codes and found a tag on the firewall and in the glovebox with an engine code 97hc224106. Does anyone have any idea of what year or anyplace I can look up that code to try to get a better idea of what year it is? It seems to be in decent shape besides the hood having a branch fall across it, and he only wants $500 for it plus the lost title fee.
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Yes it is a F-1 1/2 ton. I kind of thought that since the grill was as narrow as it was, from the pics I've seen of the 53's they are abit wider. This truck has not been drove since 1968 and still has air in the tires and is really clean under the hood, so I plan on getting it. Another question if you dont mind. Would it be a 6 or 12 volt system?
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I have never found anything that tells how to identify Ford Engines. There are no serial numbers on the block (that I know of) that tells you the year of the engine. My 55 has a later model engine but there is no way to tell exactly what year. It appears to be a 60+ 6cyl. If there is a way I sure would like to know what or where it is?
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One way to tell what it is , is to give a good description of how the valve cover is secured, shape of it and also any casting numbers and letters. It may be down along the bottom edge just above the oil pan, It can be hidden by the starter. THis won't tell you a year as no Ford engine was stamped with a date code other than the flathead eight on the right rear corner by the intake/valve cover. There were sopme peculiarities to some engine that would date them, but Ford made running changes in engine by vin's. The 65 289 was a perfect example, you needed a vin number to tell which pushrods you needed. They made 2 changes in length that year alone! Look for something like C5AE 6015 XX ( 300 CID)
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Barry
I have a 1948 ford F-2.So the cables are backwards, negative goes to the regulator and positive goes to the frame?I hope not lol
I have a 1948 ford F-2.So the cables are backwards, negative goes to the regulator and positive goes to the frame?I hope not lol
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Yes, the positive goes to ground and the Negative goes to the starter relay, then to the starter for a positive ground system. If they're reverse and your charging guage works correctly, all they did was to reverse the direction the fat wire goes thru the loop on the back of the guage. The vehicle really doesn't care which way it gets the 6 volts.
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Thanks Barry and gene
Well I have been hooking it up like a normal vehicle(positive to relay then to starter, and negative to ground on motor) And it has been working ok.Would it work backwards without messing with anything and if so would it affect anything.My charge gauge worked for a little while and then quit and now does not work would that make a difference?Thanks guys
colter
P.S. Gene your website will not come up but thanks anyway.
Well I have been hooking it up like a normal vehicle(positive to relay then to starter, and negative to ground on motor) And it has been working ok.Would it work backwards without messing with anything and if so would it affect anything.My charge gauge worked for a little while and then quit and now does not work would that make a difference?Thanks guys
colter
P.S. Gene your website will not come up but thanks anyway.
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Originally Posted by WI0V
I have never found anything that tells how to identify Ford Engines.
Kevin Kessler
1953 Ford F-100
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Originally Posted by Fat Fendered Ford
Check out the page I created for my 223. I included some casting number information on the bottom of the page. Let me know if this doesn't help and I'll dig up the links where I found that information.
Kevin Kessler
1953 Ford F-100
Kevin Kessler
1953 Ford F-100
Great Web Site. I really enjoyed you web site. Makes me want to get busy on mine.
Gary (WI0V)