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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 09:26 PM
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need VIN and engine ID help

I need help determining what year my truck is
my VIN is F10YWD00544
I heard it was made in 76 but it may be a 77 model due to the date that it was made

Also my truck came with a stock 5.0 but the previous owner put in a bigger engine in it.
It is either a 390 FE engine or a 391 FT engine how can i tell which one it is? also is there a way to tell what year my engine is from?

Thanks any help you can offer me would be great
 
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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 10:31 PM
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'76 serial numbers run from A00,001 to D25,000. So, according to your s/n you have a '76.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 11:08 PM
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It is either a 390 FE engine or a 391 FT engine how can i tell which one it is?
390 FE=8 bolt holes in exhaust manifold and/or cylinder head.

391 FT=10 bolt holes in exhaust manifold and/or cylinder head.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2010 | 11:19 PM
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This is what the VIN decoder says about your number you posted.
F10YWD00544

bad vin, please check your vin and try again
 
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by MonsterTruck\m/
I need help determining what year my truck is my VIN is F10YWD00544

I heard it was made in 76 but it may be a 77 model due to the date that it was made.

Also my truck came with a stock 5.0 but the previous owner put in a bigger engine in it.

It is either a 390 FE engine or a 391 FT engine how can i tell which one it is? also is there a way to tell what year my engine is from?
F10 = F100 2WD Pickup

Y = 360 2V

W = No such Assembly Plant Code.

D00544 = 1976.

Harold: Even if the VIN was correct, (the only thing wrong with it is the assembly plant code), the FTE VIN decoders are CRAP!

FTE's VIN decoders have all sorts of errors and omissions, so you cannot rely on them.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 07:47 AM
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thanks for all the help ill have to repost my VIN when i get my truck back.... its getting new floor pans im tired of being able to see the road when i drive
 
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I have eight blots in my mainfold however my current exhaust manifold gasket sticks out from where the head the the mainifold meet, and the 390 gasket at advance auto parts does not
 
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