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06-19-2005, 07:10 PM
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Did all FE blocks have cast numbers?
I bought an FE sight unseen in Michigan....Trularin was kind enough to pick it up for me. It was in a '78 Ford F700 (not original engine -- had been transplanted) dump truck. It's got a 361 tag on the valve cover....the valve covers straddle the intake and head, so I know it's an FE...but Tru can't find a cast number anywhere on the block. He did say it had the vertical ribs on the block....so I guess it was a service block.
The valve covers have D7 (I think) cast numbers....so I take it this is a 77-78 engine.
Tru did find a mold number on the block....but he can't find the block cast number itself on the opposite side.
Did all blocks have cast numbers, or were some cast without them?
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Not all FE's have casting #"s! The over the counter sevice blocks from Ford didnt have casting marks but they do have the ribs on either side of the block. "JMO"
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06-20-2005, 05:36 AM
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Your's doesn't. 
But there is a nice mouse nest behind the starter.
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06-20-2005, 05:41 AM
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Ah, let him stay. He'll move when the thing fires up.  |
06-20-2005, 08:03 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Ford428CJ
Not all FE's have casting #"s! The over the counter sevice blocks from Ford didnt have casting marks but they do have the ribs on either side of the block. "JMO"
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I don't have casting nos on mine, or ribs ether 
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06-20-2005, 02:54 PM
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It does sound like a 70's service block. You can tell by the date code. The 70's blocks had two dots under the first number in the date code. There was also a run of blocks with no casting numbers from 68 I think but they had no ribs on the side. G.
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06-20-2005, 03:29 PM
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Hey Wes, nice to see you on the forum here!
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06-20-2005, 08:07 PM
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I have a 427SO hydraulic block with no casting numbers or ribs. chuck
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06-20-2005, 11:27 PM
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FFR 428,
I thought that I would check out some of the othere Forums to see the Hap's!
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06-21-2005, 02:14 AM
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Quote:
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It does sound like a 70's service block. You can tell by the date code. The 70's blocks had two dots under the first number in the date code. There was also a run of blocks with no casting numbers from 68 I think but they had no ribs on the side. G.
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Hi,
Just re-read the Email you sent me a couple of months back.
Mine turned out to be late 69 which fits into the above.
Any idea why they didn't put the normal casting nos on?
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06-21-2005, 06:06 PM
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My block has no casting number or ribs. It does have a date code 8k23. Also 66-427 on back with a big C cast into it. Also an X in the lifter valley with 47 under it. The front has 68 352 on it. Don't know if it has 428 cast in the freeze plug hole.
What does the big C on back and the X in the valley mean? Anyone know?
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06-21-2005, 06:46 PM
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X in the valley means high nickel content...
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06-22-2005, 04:59 PM
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The "X" debate is still out to lunch. I'd lean more to a HD block casting that high nickle content of the "X" mark in the lifter galley. The "C" in most cases represents an CJ/SCJ block application.
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06-29-2005, 02:46 PM
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No... In the interest of stirring up @#$% I would say the best FE blocks have no casting numbers.
X blocks have the thickest cylinder walls... Just weigh one, or my case pick one up... C blocks have reinforced crank saddles. Some X blocks have both...
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06-29-2005, 05:56 PM
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Are you sure it's a FE.... It could be a FT 
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06-29-2005, 06:25 PM
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Yeah, it's an FT.
Complete running 361FT with Clark tranny.....
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06-29-2005, 07:29 PM
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brent, no not all fe's had casting #'s. especially service/parts replacement blocks.
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