New 460!...Same old question...

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Feb 28, 2005 | 10:33 AM

danny allen

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From: greenville s.c.

New 460!...Same old question...

I left a post the other day about my 460 in a 87" f-250.
well i got a little help i was told that it was a 75 lincoln.

but i was still wondering about the other numbers and what they ment.
I got the #'s off of the top of the intake manafold at the front of the motor
I know that d5 means 75 but thats about all i know!

thanks to the guys who helped me the first time and any more info would be great!

Danny Allen

Feb 28, 2005 | 12:52 PM

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Here is the head data for the 73 lincoln, I dont think they changed anything, but dont take my word for it.

home.earthlink.net/~abachler/ford-73.rtf

Feb 28, 2005 | 02:32 PM

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From: Other side of the sunrise

C=1960's D=1970's E=1980's, so D5= 1975.
The V and E identify the engine and model of car or truck. D5VE= 1975 460 Lincoln 460. I'm not sure about the 460 part, "E" might actually indicate "V-8" Lincoln but you get the gist. There are some guys here that study this stuff quite extensively so I am sure they will ring in here when they get tired of wrenching on their trucks today and go on line.
The year part of what I posted (example - D5) is what I am most confident of the validity here.

Mar 1, 2005 | 04:25 PM

danny allen

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From: greenville s.c.

how?

how do you tell if it is from a lincoln and what does the rest of the numbers mean?

and i still dont understand why it would run better using the 1973 (.034)spark plug gap
if it is a 75 and supposed to be set at .044
all the books i can fid about it say that after 1973 they all had electronic ignition...
but i know for a fact that this has points in it. should i leave them at .034 or put them back to .044?

Mar 1, 2005 | 09:26 PM

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Put your plugs at 34 because the points set up wont handle the larger gap..If you retrofit the ignition and put in a blue tag ford duraspark set up then you can put in the plugs with the 44 gap..The V stands for the lincoln line of vehicles that the part was originaly designed for..The E stands for engine part..A is for chassis..B is for body..D3Va would be a 73[thats the year the part was original designed],lincoln,chassis part...D0Ve...70lincoln engine part..All this is just casting number,then you have production numbers, and then service numbers..Its all a b...h to remember...

Mar 1, 2005 | 10:14 PM

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Link to my site for explaination of the alpha numeric parts numbers ford uses...

http://www.reincarnation-automotive....explained.html

Not too difficult once you become familiar with the system...

Scott J / RHP

Mar 3, 2005 | 10:04 AM

danny allen

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From: greenville s.c.

Thanks !!!!

Thanks again for all your help!with out it i would still be searching through threds trying to peice info together! buy the way this may sound stupid but is this considerd a good motor?