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Terry,OH · 08-31-2014, 05:43 AM

They are a date code. Ford had been marking the body of the generator and the starter with the code for a long time. Model A, all the early V8. At some point the code had to change (run through the alphabet). For the early pre war V8 the letter is for the year and the number for the month. Such as:
1931=L , 36=Q, 41=V
32=M, 37=R, 42=W
33=N, 38=S
34=O, 39=T
35=P, 40=U

1=Jan. to 12=Dec.

08-31-2014, 05:43 AM	#2
Terry,OH Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 5,395	Re: Generator ID They are a date code. Ford had been marking the body of the generator and the starter with the code for a long time. Model A, all the early V8. At some point the code had to change (run through the alphabet). For the early pre war V8 the letter is for the year and the number for the month. Such as: 1931=L , 36=Q, 41=V 32=M, 37=R, 42=W 33=N, 38=S 34=O, 39=T 35=P, 40=U 1=Jan. to 12=Dec.