Guest Tom Timmins Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 I bought a '55 Ford Sunliner to restore, but the engine and transmission had been replaced by a later model, probably from the '60's. How can I identify the year of the motor?Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhb1999 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Look for a casting number on the block starting with "B"-'50's, "C"-'60's, "D"-'70's, "E"-'80's, then a single digit number for the year of the decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTX5467 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 IF it's not a Y-block or FE/MEL-series engine, then there should be plenty of visuals as to which engine family it's from. Each had their own unique "look" and valve cover shapes.Another consideration would be to take the carb number and distributor number and then go from there. Hopefully, those items would not have been both changed, but if they were still OEM Ford, they can be tracked as mentioned above, as to model year and model of vehicle. Ford's number system is pretty simple . . .Letter 1 Decade B=50, C=60, D=70, E=80Letter 2 Year in particular decadeLetters 3 & 4 Model of vehicle used in, if there was a first, specific use From what we've got here, a 1966 Mustang would be C6ZZNext sequence of numbers The parts "group" for the respective partLast sequence of letters/numbers Design change from original use C6ZZ-__.______-_____I highly suspect there are some online casting number listings for Ford engines, plus details about what went where and when. Very possibly similar with OEM distributors and carburetors . . . especially if Mustangs or other desireable Fords are in the mix.Can you post a picture of the engine?Just some thoughts,NTX5467 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tom Timmins Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Thanks for you help! Now if I can only get enough grease and dirt off the block to find the casting marks I will be in fine shape,Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Can you find the serial number? That will give the most accurate ID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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