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Hi Guys,
I've been following this post for some time and now need some info.
I know the list of codes has been posted before but I can't come up with it. I need this to get the right weight balancer and flexplate. The code I found, I hope its the right one, is
EOAE D3C 2J28. I forgot to get the code off the heads but will send them later. This is going into a 55 F-100 with a C4.
Thanks for helping.
I've been following this post for some time and now need some info.
I know the list of codes has been posted before but I can't come up with it. I need this to get the right weight balancer and flexplate. The code I found, I hope its the right one, is
EOAE D3C 2J28. I forgot to get the code off the heads but will send them later. This is going into a 55 F-100 with a C4.
Thanks for helping.
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302 engine year
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What you really need to know is what year the crank is. I say this because I had a 302 motor that came as a rebuilt motor for my dads ranchero... I later used in my F100. The Block was 80, the heads were 85. So pieces can be mixed. I believe though that the older balance 302 has a different rear main seal than the 5.0 motors. I may be wrong (check this out) but the older style crank has a two piece rear main seal, the 5.0 has one piece. If you have an 80 and the crank is 80 or older then you need the older balancer/ and 28oz offset flexplate/flywheel. I know someone that put an older balancer and flexplate on a rebuilt motor, that turned out to be a 5.0 newer motor. It vibrated badly. It was resolved by putting the correct balancer/flexplate on it. He sold the truck though so no word on how much it shorted the life of his reman motor.
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I have rebuilt a few 302's, both pre'81 and post'81. The newer 302's use a one-piece rear main seal just as posted earlier. They also need the different flywheel with the bigger offset weight. The two styles of cranks cannot be mixed between the early and later 302 blocks.
I know my 1979 and earlier 302's have a two piece rear main and my 1982 and 1987 302's have the one piece seal. All have stick transmissions behind them.
If you want to know the year of the crank, pulling the oil pan to read the casting number will surely give you the year of first use.
Additionally, the different cranks also used different vibration dampeners up front, and that part number can be read without pulling the pan. I think that alone will be enough info to determine which flywheel to use. For example, if it says C---, D---, or E0--, you need the lighter balance flywheel. If it says E1-- or higher, you need the later heavier weighted flywheel.
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I have rebuilt a few 302's, both pre'81 and post'81. The newer 302's use a one-piece rear main seal just as posted earlier. They also need the different flywheel with the bigger offset weight. The two styles of cranks cannot be mixed between the early and later 302 blocks.
I know my 1979 and earlier 302's have a two piece rear main and my 1982 and 1987 302's have the one piece seal. All have stick transmissions behind them.
If you want to know the year of the crank, pulling the oil pan to read the casting number will surely give you the year of first use.
Additionally, the different cranks also used different vibration dampeners up front, and that part number can be read without pulling the pan. I think that alone will be enough info to determine which flywheel to use. For example, if it says C---, D---, or E0--, you need the lighter balance flywheel. If it says E1-- or higher, you need the later heavier weighted flywheel.
Art
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