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Feb 23, 2010 | 05:09 PM

cartef

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352 help

was told this is a 352 it has a 62 then under it 352 anyone help me on what that means?

Feb 23, 2010 | 05:15 PM

jowilker

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Bud, you need to repost your question, it makes no sense.

What are you wanting to know?

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Feb 23, 2010 | 05:25 PM

cartef

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was told i have a 352. On the front of the block there is a 62 then under that it says 352 i was wanting to know what that means.

Feb 23, 2010 | 06:17 PM

William

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All FE blocks have that 352 on the front. Means nothing! Ford made tens of thousands of these FE engines in several sizes 352, 360, 390, 410, 428 and likley more that I am unfamiliar with. I think you could post your question in the engine fourm for a better answer. And, Welcome to FTE!

Feb 23, 2010 | 07:53 PM

garbz2

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Later FEs have the reverse 105 in leiu of 352.

Post the Vin number of the truck from the warranty plate or title it will tell us what engine came stock.

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Feb 28, 2010 | 07:00 PM

1965f100factory4x4

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heres my 2 cents worth... didnt they start putting 352s in 1965? so why would 1 be in a 1962... thats all and have a good night.

Mar 1, 2010 | 06:08 AM

NumberDummy

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Originally Posted by 1965f100factory4x4

heres my 2 cents worth... didnt they start putting 352s in 1965? so why would 1 be in a 1962?

The 352 was introduced in 1958, used in passenger cars only thru 1964. These engine blocks have two engine mount bolt holes per side.

1965/67 F100/350's offered 352's as an option, also available in 1965/67 Galaxie/LTD's. 1965/76 FE engine blocks have four engine mount bolt holes per side.

The casting number, the 352 cast on the block and any other numbers like 62 mean absolutely nothing!

These are foundry marks only. 62 does not refer to the year of the block. Ford used a code to denote when the block was cast, like: 2C25 = March (C) 25, 1962 (2).

Since all 1960/76 FE's were originally cast as 352's, any numbers you find on blocks only pertain to this.

I've typed the following a gazillion times here one FTE:

Casting numbers on FE engines are worthless for ID'ing what size the engine is.

Casting numbers cannot be decoded, cannot be cross referenced to actual Ford part numbers.