302 ID help

Tony Raine · Sep 25, 2009

so i'm trying to figure out what my 302 originally came out of. yes, it was pulled out of an early 70's EB, but that doesn't mean anything.

the only numbers i have found so far:

F20S - on the front of the motor, driver's side
06190 - front of motor, passenger side
23 - under the intake, in the valley.

are there more numbers anywhere else? the motor is sitting on a tire right now, so its hard to see under the exhaust manifolds. gonna have to lift it up to see under there.

BLOODBANE · Sep 25, 2009

Look here for the numbers to ID your block

As far as what it originally came in it would be hard to tell as the casting numbers weren't set to individual vehicles.

Tony Raine · Sep 25, 2009

grr, right under the starter.....

COPPERHEAD85 · Sep 25, 2009

When you get the numbers this site may help
http://raceabilene.com/kelly/hotrod/engine2.html

baddad457 · Sep 25, 2009

The ONLY way to tell what any Ford engine was originally installed in, is if the thin aluminum Id tag is still attached to the carb or intake. These were about 3/4" square with a peaked top and a hole in the peak that the attaching screw/bolt went thru.

85_Ranger4x4 · Sep 28, 2009

baddad457 said:
The ONLY way to tell what any Ford engine was originally installed in, is if the thin aluminum Id tag is still attached to the carb or intake. These were about 3/4" square with a peaked top and a hole in the peak that the attaching screw/bolt went thru.

And even then carbs get mixed around pretty often and seperated from their original engine.

baddad457 · Sep 28, 2009

85_Ranger4x4 said:
And even then carbs get mixed around pretty often and seperated from their original engine.

I hate it when that happens. :icon_thumby:

Tony Raine · Mar 4, 2010

cleaned it off some more, and it looks like:

D8VE-6015-A3A-Z
7F7
and "78" below that.

can't find the first number code (D8VE) on any of the websites. really, i just want to know what year the motor is

TimV · Mar 4, 2010

D8 is fords code for 1978. So I would figure it is from somewhere around that time frame. On parts like blocks, they often used casting numbers for several years.

baddad457 · Mar 5, 2010

Tony Raine said:
cleaned it off some more, and it looks like:

D8VE-6015-A3A-Z
7F7
and "78" below that.

can't find the first number code (D8VE) on any of the websites. really, i just want to know what year the motor is

It was cast on June 7, 1977. (7F7) And congrats, you've got a winner. D8VE is the heavyweight 302, like the Mex block, but with std main caps. Bore it 60 over, stroke it with a 347 crank and you'll have a small block 352

Tony Raine · Mar 8, 2010

thanks for the info! looks like i got an even better deal than i originally thought. ($650 for this motor, hooked to an np435, and an AA adapter hooked to a dana 20 transfer case)

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