Do 5.0l rods come stamped with cylinder # from the factory?

STREET6 · May 16th, 2008, 01:25 AM

Ok, so I've got the oil pan off the 96 explorer engine I bought. I am pulling it apart to inspect it and clean it up before reasembly. I see that it has the cylinder # punched on the rods and caps. I also have a block, rods and crank from an 89 stang engine and those aren't marked. Did ford mark them at one point? I am curious incase it has been pulled apart before. I didn't know what to look for as far as gaskets go to identify them as original Ford gaskets, but I am thinking they could have been. (I didn't think it had as I was pulling it apart)
Any knowledge on this would help me out.

ujslost · May 16th, 2008, 07:49 AM

Im pretty sure that its been opened up before if they are stamped. I have seen rod and main caps that had the cylinder number cast in them which usually means its raised and not stamped.

STREET6 · May 16th, 2008, 09:04 AM

thanks for your input. Can anybody else confirm this?

That is what I was thinking. funny because it's supposed to have 100,000 on it. Got it from a yard. guess it's agood thing I'm pulling it all apart.

ryans88gt · May 16th, 2008, 01:57 PM

someone stamped them

trueblue01 · May 16th, 2008, 02:03 PM

I had 1 86 5.0 and 1 87 5.0 that were both stamped and I know for a fact that they were never apart. So yes, Ford did stamp some rod /caps.

trueblue01 · May 16th, 2008, 02:05 PM

Just went out and picked up a rod and cap out of another 87 5.0. It's stamped also.

ujslost · May 16th, 2008, 02:44 PM

pics?

ryans88gt · May 16th, 2008, 02:52 PM

still....someone stamped them

ujslost · May 16th, 2008, 03:20 PM

i gotta say i agree

trueblue01 · May 16th, 2008, 04:14 PM

1987 5.0 HO out of an LSC with 40,000

ryans88gt · May 16th, 2008, 04:15 PM

Not only did someone stamp those, but they used to different stamps for the 3s...???

ujslost · May 16th, 2008, 04:30 PM

the piston is stamped, looks like a ford replacement piston to me.
its possible the engine was replaced with a short or long block back under warranty.

trueblue01 · May 16th, 2008, 04:41 PM

Then it was replaced at the factory, I've known where that car and engine have been since it was delivered.

ryans88gt · May 16th, 2008, 04:55 PM

I'm not saying anything has been replaced or remanufactured, only that someone stamped the rod. Could have been at the factory or after it sold, but someone did stamp it.

trueblue01 · May 16th, 2008, 05:45 PM

I agree, somebody did........at the engine plant.

May 16th, 2008, 01:25 AM	#1
STREET6 Regular 1995 Mustang Coupe 3.8l Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Keizer, Oregon Posts: 145	Do 5.0l rods come stamped with cylinder # from the factory? Ok, so I've got the oil pan off the 96 explorer engine I bought. I am pulling it apart to inspect it and clean it up before reasembly. I see that it has the cylinder # punched on the rods and caps. I also have a block, rods and crank from an 89 stang engine and those aren't marked. Did ford mark them at one point? I am curious incase it has been pulled apart before. I didn't know what to look for as far as gaskets go to identify them as original Ford gaskets, but I am thinking they could have been. (I didn't think it had as I was pulling it apart) Any knowledge on this would help me out. __________________ 1995 Mustang Coupe. 3.8l Auto. Bought for $800 and it shows. Swapping in 5.0l carbed. T5 Tranny. Goal 325HP.

May 16th, 2008, 07:49 AM	#2
ujslost MM Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Albertville, AL Posts: 3,706	Im pretty sure that its been opened up before if they are stamped. I have seen rod and main caps that had the cylinder number cast in them which usually means its raised and not stamped. __________________ 1997 Mustang Gt Convertible for sale. Triple black, great condition and unmolested! http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...like-most.html

May 16th, 2008, 09:04 AM	#3
STREET6 Regular 1995 Mustang Coupe 3.8l Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Keizer, Oregon Posts: 145	thanks for your input. Can anybody else confirm this? That is what I was thinking. funny because it's supposed to have 100,000 on it. Got it from a yard. guess it's agood thing I'm pulling it all apart. __________________ 1995 Mustang Coupe. 3.8l Auto. Bought for $800 and it shows. Swapping in 5.0l carbed. T5 Tranny. Goal 325HP.

May 16th, 2008, 01:57 PM	#4
ryans88gt MM Fanatic Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bloomington, IL Posts: 3,292	someone stamped them __________________ 89 LX 515 hp 497 ftlbs 88 GT 11.4 @ 118

May 16th, 2008, 02:03 PM	#5
trueblue01 Regular 1989 Mustang LX 10.98@126.7 NA Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: N.E. Ohio Posts: 417	I had 1 86 5.0 and 1 87 5.0 that were both stamped and I know for a fact that they were never apart. So yes, Ford did stamp some rod /caps. __________________ Never fast enough.

May 16th, 2008, 02:05 PM	#6
trueblue01 Regular 1989 Mustang LX 10.98@126.7 NA Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: N.E. Ohio Posts: 417	Just went out and picked up a rod and cap out of another 87 5.0. It's stamped also. __________________ Never fast enough.

May 16th, 2008, 02:44 PM	#7
ujslost MM Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Albertville, AL Posts: 3,706	pics? __________________ 1997 Mustang Gt Convertible for sale. Triple black, great condition and unmolested! http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...like-most.html

May 16th, 2008, 02:52 PM	#8
ryans88gt MM Fanatic Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bloomington, IL Posts: 3,292	still....someone stamped them __________________ 89 LX 515 hp 497 ftlbs 88 GT 11.4 @ 118

May 16th, 2008, 03:20 PM	#9
ujslost MM Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Albertville, AL Posts: 3,706	i gotta say i agree __________________ 1997 Mustang Gt Convertible for sale. Triple black, great condition and unmolested! http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...like-most.html

May 16th, 2008, 04:14 PM	#10
trueblue01 Regular 1989 Mustang LX 10.98@126.7 NA Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: N.E. Ohio Posts: 417	1987 5.0 HO out of an LSC with 40,000 Attached Thumbnails __________________ Never fast enough.

May 16th, 2008, 04:15 PM	#11
ryans88gt MM Fanatic Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bloomington, IL Posts: 3,292	Not only did someone stamp those, but they used to different stamps for the 3s...??? __________________ 89 LX 515 hp 497 ftlbs 88 GT 11.4 @ 118

May 16th, 2008, 04:30 PM	#12
ujslost MM Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Albertville, AL Posts: 3,706	the piston is stamped, looks like a ford replacement piston to me. its possible the engine was replaced with a short or long block back under warranty. __________________ 1997 Mustang Gt Convertible for sale. Triple black, great condition and unmolested! http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...like-most.html

May 16th, 2008, 04:41 PM	#13
trueblue01 Regular 1989 Mustang LX 10.98@126.7 NA Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: N.E. Ohio Posts: 417	Then it was replaced at the factory, I've known where that car and engine have been since it was delivered. __________________ Never fast enough.

May 16th, 2008, 04:55 PM	#14
ryans88gt MM Fanatic Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bloomington, IL Posts: 3,292	I'm not saying anything has been replaced or remanufactured, only that someone stamped the rod. Could have been at the factory or after it sold, but someone did stamp it. __________________ 89 LX 515 hp 497 ftlbs 88 GT 11.4 @ 118

May 16th, 2008, 05:45 PM	#15
trueblue01 Regular 1989 Mustang LX 10.98@126.7 NA Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: N.E. Ohio Posts: 417	I agree, somebody did........at the engine plant. __________________ Never fast enough.

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