Guest Mm3030 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Hi everyone. New here and was just wondering if anyone could identify this ford engine for me? Sorry if this isn't the right spot to post. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Big block Ford, 429/460.....made from 1968 to 1996, so unless someone can decode the manifold cast date (which still only tells age of manifold, not necessarily engine), won't know year unless you give engine number.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lump Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Your photographs missed many of the important identifying features that folks like to use to sort out Ford OHV engines. However, It would appear that you have a 460 V8, which is part of the 385 series Ford engine family. The best clue is the thermostat housing boss being part of the intake, with the thermostat pointing straight up. But the easiest way to ID which family of Ford V8 engines you are looking at is to count the valve cover bolts. There should be 7 on a 460 v8, but I can't see in this photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 By the way, not only are your photos of the intake manifold (which can be bolted to several different displacement engines), and not only are they too tiny to be very useful, but they are photos of the distributor firing order and the date code. To properly identify this motor, one needs photos of the casting numbers of the block and heads. The cylinder head casting number will be between the valve cover and the spark plugs. The block casting number is on the passenger side rear of the block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mm3030 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Thanks for the info guys. Sorry, rookie here. Found this engine in the back of a storage unit I purchased. C9VE-A D1VE-A2B Those numbers help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 C9VE-a C is 1960's 9 is year, so 1969 V is Lincoln E is for engine DIVE-A2B would decode to 1971 Lincoln engine. Am sure someone with more expertise will explain the two codes better than I.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 19 hours ago, Mm3030 said: Thanks for the info guys. Sorry, rookie here. Found this engine in the back of a storage unit I purchased. C9VE-A D1VE-A2B Those numbers help? trimacar is correct. C9VE-A head castings were used in model year 1969-71 Lincoln 460 motors. The block is a 1971 Lincoln 460. The parts appear to be consistent for a 1971 Lincoln motor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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