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Dec 27, 2008 | 09:25 PM

f150lightning825

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460 Identification

I am going to look at a 78 f150 for sale. The seller says it has the 460 in it. Is there an obvious way to tell wether its a 460 vs like a 351M or 400?
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Dec 27, 2008 | 09:51 PM

f150lightning825

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Nevermind, I found the vin id on this forum
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/3...-research.html

Dec 27, 2008 | 10:08 PM

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nevermind, found what i was looking for

Dec 27, 2008 | 10:09 PM

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Two easy ways the oil dipstick will be in the alum. timing cover also the water neck is mounted on the intake

Dec 27, 2008 | 11:04 PM

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valve cover bolts... the 351 and 400 has 8 and the 460 has 6 i believe, but dont take my word for it

Dec 28, 2008 | 07:00 AM

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valve cover bolts... the 351 and 400 has 8 and the 460 has 6 i believe, but dont take my word for it

The 460 has 7 bolts in cover just built mine last week

Dec 28, 2008 | 08:38 AM

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Two easy ways the oil dipstick will be in the alum. timing cover also the water neck is mounted on the intake

If it has a rear sump pan the dip stick will be in the pan NOT in the timing cover. Now if it is a stock 2wd then it should have it in the timing cover due to those using a front sump setup BUT if it's a swap into a 4x4...