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- riverview, fl
- Vehicle Year
- 1988
- Make / Model
- ranger xlt
- Engine Type
- 2.9 V6
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- , 2.9
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
- Total Lift
- none but it is a convertible
- Tire Size
- stock
pulled the starter for the sole reason of figuring out what this motor came from. and put it right back in.
there is a tab of steel sticking out that has '78' in numbers about 3/4 inches high.
where all the id sites say the numbers should be are the following, in numbers about 5/16 inches high;
D8VE 6015 A3A
8D1 3
the D8 means 1978
the V does not match any vehicle
E means engine and so does 6015
i think A3A could be ABA in which case the motor is in it's 53rd style. if that's not a B but instead a 3, i haven't a clue what it means.
the 8D1 3 also do not come up in any of the ford id sites i have looked in
so can anyone with the right books or just lots of knowledge tell me what this came out of?
it is hooked to a C-6. since most of the work on this truck is aggie engineering, i have a gut feeling that the trannie is original to the motor. someone used what he had
there is a tab of steel sticking out that has '78' in numbers about 3/4 inches high.
where all the id sites say the numbers should be are the following, in numbers about 5/16 inches high;
D8VE 6015 A3A
8D1 3
the D8 means 1978
the V does not match any vehicle
E means engine and so does 6015
i think A3A could be ABA in which case the motor is in it's 53rd style. if that's not a B but instead a 3, i haven't a clue what it means.
the 8D1 3 also do not come up in any of the ford id sites i have looked in
so can anyone with the right books or just lots of knowledge tell me what this came out of?
it is hooked to a C-6. since most of the work on this truck is aggie engineering, i have a gut feeling that the trannie is original to the motor. someone used what he had
