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Originally Posted by Stephan427SC
Hi guys, can anyone help me to identify the block of my FE390 engine ? I would like to know is it a reproduction block, which year .....
Here‘s what I found on the block :
Front of block : 352
Driver side under the oil pump : J25
Driver side upper oil pump :53 DIF
Thats all I can see on the block.
I would be happy to get any help from you experts :-)
Thanks from germany,
Stephan |
Is there no engineering number cast into the block - on the passenger side, near the front of the engine? See this:
If you can find a casting / engineering number you can look it:
Ford FE Engine Block Casting Numbers - FORDification.com
http://www.erareplicas.com/427man/engine/partnums.htm
From the last URL:
You generally CANNOT tell what CID an FE engine is simply by looking at casting numbers!
The only way of differentiating between them, since there are no external markings to tell you what you've got, is to measure the stroke. Simply rotate the crankshaft around until the #1 cylinder is at TDC (top dead center) as indicated at the timing mark. Remove the spark plug and insert a wooden dowel into the cylinder until you hit the top of the piston and make a mark on the dowel. (Use the valve cover lip as a constant reference source.) Then remove the spark plug from the #4 cylinder (when #1 is TDC, #4 is BDC) and make another mark on the dowel. Then measure the difference.