Can't identify motor...
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Can't identify motor...
Ive been researching the past couple weeks on the site and I cant seem to Identify my engine. I have a 73 F100 put the motor has been swapped (according to who I bought it from). The only label I can really make out is on the driver's side header. Its pretty rusty, but from what I can see it reads (DSD E-GAB1-BA). Now that may be wrong, but I know for sure the DSD E is right. Can anyone help me please? Maybe I am looking in the wrong place? Thanks.
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Took off the valve covers tonight and it is indeed a 302. Thanks for everyones help. There were some casting numbers underneath on the block itself, the passenger side had an upside down B and OLIO above it. The drivers side had the upside down B as well but a OL5 above it. Both sides also had a circle of letters and numbers reading L8185(dont know where it should start or end....in a circle). Anyone know what all that means? I was assuming it was just for assembly purposes, but does it mean something else?
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Took off the valve covers tonight and it is indeed a 302. Thanks for everyones help. There were some casting numbers underneath on the block itself, the passenger side had an upside down B and OLIO above it. The drivers side had the upside down B as well but a OL5 above it. Both sides also had a circle of letters and numbers reading L8185(dont know where it should start or end....in a circle). Anyone know what all that means? I was assuming it was just for assembly purposes, but does it mean something else?
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Thanks for the info! Where did you find that at? The L8185 was on the block between the first and second cylinders (assuming you are looking at it left to right). They were in a circle, so I dont really know which character is first and which one is last.
