04-07-2016, 09:47 AM | #1 |
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What do i have
I have a 1951 Mercury that seems to be Canadian made. I am trying to identify the engine. Normally 2 letters and 2 numbers but mine has 3 letters....it is a DDE51... What do I have....please help
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04-07-2016, 10:25 AM | #2 |
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Re: What do i have
Where was the number DDE51 located on the engine? Normally the Canadian engines in this time frame are a lot like the US made variants only they use a C in the part number or they have "Made in Canada" in the castings. There was also the Ford Monarch which is a Mercury in disguise.
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04-07-2016, 11:22 AM | #3 |
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Re: What do i have
A DDE is a Destroyer Escort!! LOL
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04-07-2016, 12:09 PM | #4 |
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C8BA or C1BA depending on date of manufacture. That is just for the block. The 8BA family of engines all use the same block. A person has to dig deeper to see if it has a 4 inch stroke crankshaft. All the numbers on the outside won't tell you what's inside after 65 plus years.
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04-07-2016, 12:38 PM | #5 |
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Re: What do i have
Hard to figure just where you are getting these identifiers off the engine.
If there is a 'DE' in the vin. number then the car was assembled in Dearborn MI. example; 51DE-XXXXXXX And then is it a Monarch or a Mercury pickup?
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04-07-2016, 05:00 PM | #8 |
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It seems like there is a casting prefix (raised letter/number in casting) in the valve chamber under the intake. The 1BA types had it in there to designate the change to the rotator valves in mid 1951. I don't know about the Canadian ones though.
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