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I have a 1981 Ford F150 Trailer Edition I was wondering what kind of rear do I have in it the rear end has all the bolts towrds the front of the truck and I was wondering why my vin would say I have a 351W when my engine compartment says its a 5.8LM/6.6L and How can you tell the diff between the 351W the 351M and the 6.6L
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Originally Posted by 81BlackThunder
I have a 1981 Ford F150 Trailer Edition I was wondering what kind of rear do I have in it the rear end has all the bolts towrds the front of the truck and I was wondering why my vin would say I have a 351W when my engine compartment says its a 5.8LM/6.6L and How can you tell the diff between the 351W the 351M and the 6.6L
351M/400 = 8 valve cover bolts. 6 valve cover bolts = 351W
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If the valve cover sticker is gone, I think the only way to tell is to open the motor up. They are the same externally, the differences are in the bore and stroke. You can put a 400 crank in a 351M to make a 400.
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you can crank any engine any rpm (within logic) if built right, or it can be limited anywhere, if built or runnin wrong, your diff is either a 9" or an 8.8", if you can get a socket on the bottom 2 bolts, it's a 8.8, if not, thank god it's a 9".
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8th VIN digit of H should be a 351, S should be a 400, at least that's the way it is in the cars offered with 351 and 400 motors.
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Another way to tell the difference between a Windsor and a Modified is where the T-stat is located. The Windsor engine has it located in the intake, the Modified has no water in the intake, so the stat is located on the block.
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My 6th digit is an H, but anywhere else on the vin there is not another H or S, but also mine is an 80, so i can get a socket to the bottom 2 bolts, but i cant not get a socket rench in their, so i have an 9 inch right, i can only get a 9 16 rench in their, thanks guys, but my 6th is an H. So if you can clear me up.
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youve got a 9 inch if the bolts are pointing toward the front, a 351m is a big block even though it doesnt look it, the 351 windsor and 351 cleveland are small blocks, and if you have 8 valve cover bolts its a big block (351m or bigger) if it has 6 valve cover bolts its a small block (351w or 351c or smaller), how you tell if its a 351m or 400 i dunno, i thought that 351m meant 351 modified to a 400 because every sticker on the valve cover ive seen for a 351m says 351m/400
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From: woodward/okmulgee, ok
f_balla you are right about the 351m/400 bein' a 400 cid motor, but not all forward bolt rears are 9", ford also made a 8.8" that looks exactly like the 9, but the lowest 2 bolts are not accessible with a socket.
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Originally Posted by jdgreen72
f_balla you are right about the 351m/400 bein' a 400 cid motor, but not all forward bolt rears are 9", ford also made a 8.8" that looks exactly like the 9, but the lowest 2 bolts are not accessible with a socket.
The ones that are hard to tell the difference if they are not side by side is the 8 inch rear and the 9 inch. Those are the older style rears that look the same, and you can use the socket test. They also made an oddball 9 inch in some of the cars that won't interchange. But the 8 inch and the oddball 9 inch were never used in trucks.
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