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07-17-2019, 01:04 PM | #1 |
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292 312 Ford Engine
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I have a 292 312 engine. It has a serial number on an original manifold as follows " ECE-9431-8 8 An odd looking "C" symbol with another symbol inside the C and a 4E 26. Anyone have any idea what year Ford the engine came out of? Also where would an engine number be located. Thanks Nick |
07-17-2019, 01:19 PM | #2 |
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Re: 292 312 Ford Engine
The chart in this link shows the manifold to be from a '55 or '56 272" engine.
http://www.y-block.info/casting/exhaust.html |
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Some parts were used on different year & displacement engines and the casting numbers could carry on for a couple years until Ford saw the need to change them. Not to mention parts from 'wherever' being swapped around in the 60+ years since then. A misc info and casting number link... http://www.y-block.info/main.html The casting number on the engine block itself is the one to look for. There may be three different locations depending on the year and foundry. Go to the "Block Identification" tab (with a few photos) at this link... http://ford-y-block.com/technical.htm The "CF" symbol is for the Cleveland Foundry, as opposed to the Dearborn Industrial Foundry "DIF". The "4E 26" is the date code of when the part was made, 4 = '54, E = May, and 26 would be the 26th day of the month. IIRC . Last edited by dmsfrr; 07-17-2019 at 08:56 PM. |
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The CASTING ID NO. identifies the EXH MAN as being a 272CI.
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07-17-2019, 04:35 PM | #5 |
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Re: 292 312 Ford Engine
Wow. A great brain bank of knowledge. Thanks for all the info. So it's not a 292 312-- it's a 272. Cool. Big thanks.
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Did you find the actual engine block number? It will be 3 letters usually followed by '6015'.
Those ECE exhaust manifolds will bolt on to almost any other Y-block engine thru '64. A 272 will have the letters "ECG" on the block, usually at the base of the distributor. Also the 'DIF' symbol. . Last edited by dmsfrr; 07-17-2019 at 05:21 PM. Reason: add photo |
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Can't find any symbols on the block??
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Re: 292 312 Ford Engine
look above the oil filter.
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Upside down on the outside of cyl #1 just above the block drain petcock?
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It can be bored out .060" to make it a 292.
Those are heavy engines. What tranny do you have with it? If it is a manual that is a good thing. The automatics were god awful heavy because it was cast iron case with cast iron bellhousing. Good thing if it has a 4 barrel carb and intake manifold already on it. Hang on to that engine even if you just store it under tarp. They do not grow on trees anymore.
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What is a ECZ 9425B intake manifold?
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Re: 292 312 Ford Engine
57 4 bbl.
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It accepts the larger bolt pattern '57+ 4bbl carburetors and has slightly larger / better flowing passages than the earlier 4bbl versions. (ECZ-A, ECB-B & EBY-D)
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Too much guessing and too little fact.
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I took a photo of the number on the block below the distributor. Had the Cleveland symbol and a 35 number. I tried to post the engine photos here but it won't let me????
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Found it below the distributor-- a Cleveland symbol and a 35 number? Tried to post a photo but site wouldn't let me?
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07-18-2019, 04:28 PM | #20 |
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What was the letter code? 35 is the CASTING MOLD NO used.
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