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| there is no specific casting number for a 68.... |
| By hawkrod - 09/30/2003 9:35:00 AM; IP 205.188.209.107 |
| the block can be a C6ME C7ME C8ME C7AE etc... by the mid 60's the numbers no longer had relevence so ford just cast using whatever tooling was at hand. do a search for casting numbers if you really want to learn more. the only later 60's blocks that have numbers that mean anything are the 427's. as far as the casting number goes, it does not tell you when a part was made only when it was designed. look for a small set of letters/numbers next to the oil filter adapter on the bottom of the engine next to the oil pan rail for the actual casting date (when it was made). also note that ford is absolutely not famous for using whatever was at hand to build cars. as a matter of fact it is very unusual for an engine block to be more than a few weeks older than the scheduled build date of the car due to fords incredibly good JIT inventory system. if anybody tells you they had old leftover blocks at the factory they are lieing to cover up there shortcomings. a ford assembly plant does not have piles of parts waiting to be used. in the case of engines, they are cast and then assembled. at the point of assembly they are routed to the vehicle assembly plant as a unit and they are ordered on demand. each engine going to the assembly plant is already destined for a specific car and does not just sit in a pile until they need it. there are exception in the case of low volume specialty parts but it just does not apply to 390 cars but rather to more rare stuff like 427 fairlanes and boss 429's where the volume was so low that to make one car you needed to cast a minimum number of parts to make it cost effective and then use those parts as needed. hawkrod |
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