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Above the oil filter on the block, there is a little block that extends out and says 7D 28 D and the front of the block and the drivers bank says 352 so what do I have boys?
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"7D 28" should mean April 28, 1967.
Not sure about the second "D".
You found the number as shown here:
FE Quick Facts - Mustang & Fords Magazine
Ford Date Decoding id
So now all you really know is the casting date. Could be a 352--still being made in '67--or a 390 or a 428, also being made in '67. All those engines would have had "352" cast in the front of the block.
Probably a 352. Can you measure the stroke via a wire down a plug hole?
Not sure about the second "D".
You found the number as shown here:
FE Quick Facts - Mustang & Fords Magazine
Ford Date Decoding id
So now all you really know is the casting date. Could be a 352--still being made in '67--or a 390 or a 428, also being made in '67. All those engines would have had "352" cast in the front of the block.
Probably a 352. Can you measure the stroke via a wire down a plug hole?
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With a casting date of April 1967, this could be also be a 360, which was introduced in September 1967 in 1968 F100/350's. New vehicle assembly usually begins in mid August.
360's have the same stroke as a 352: 3.50" / 390: 3.78" / 410/428: 3.98"
From the time the block is cast, has seasoned...then assembled...and then shipped to an assembly plant where it is "banked" until installed in a vehicle...could be as long as 6 months.
This is the reason it could be a 360.
"7D 28" should mean April 28, 1967.
Not sure about the second "D" = Design Change.
You found the number as shown here:
FE Quick Facts - Mustang & Fords Magazine
Excellent write-up, except the Edsel 361 was used in 1958 only.
Ford Date Decoding id
So now all you really know is the casting date. Could be a 352--still being made in '67--or a 390, 410 or a 428, also being made in '67.
All those engines would have had "352" cast in the front of the block.
Probably a 352. Can you measure the stroke via a wire down a plug hole?
Not sure about the second "D" = Design Change.
You found the number as shown here:
FE Quick Facts - Mustang & Fords Magazine
Excellent write-up, except the Edsel 361 was used in 1958 only.
Ford Date Decoding id
So now all you really know is the casting date. Could be a 352--still being made in '67--or a 390, 410 or a 428, also being made in '67.
All those engines would have had "352" cast in the front of the block.
Probably a 352. Can you measure the stroke via a wire down a plug hole?
360's have the same stroke as a 352: 3.50" / 390: 3.78" / 410/428: 3.98"
From the time the block is cast, has seasoned...then assembled...and then shipped to an assembly plant where it is "banked" until installed in a vehicle...could be as long as 6 months.
This is the reason it could be a 360.
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Well this is coming out of a 75 truck, so it has to be a transplant and I appreciate all your guy's help.
Edit: Also got this off the intake C7TE-9425-F
Hope this helps. And I am going to look at the block real well now.
Edit: Also got this off the intake C7TE-9425-F
Hope this helps. And I am going to look at the block real well now.
