engine casting number freak-out... help me.

My67_fastback · December 28th, 2006, 08:05 PM

i got the code d9ae

off the bottom of the block, indicating it was a 1970's decade model (from the character "d"), year 9 within the decade (so, 1979), a is the car line, which is galaxie (as indicated by the character "a"), and e is the department the part came from (engines department in this case.) i looked this up on different charts and it matches all of them. wtf. there is no such car as a 1979 ford galaxie. they stopped making them in 74. wat is going on with this 351w block??!?!?!?

Fastback GT · December 30th, 2006, 09:27 AM

"A" was also used for "Full Size Ford"
http://www.mustangsandmore.com/ubb/FordTechData.html

December 28th, 2006, 08:05 PM	#1
My67_fastback Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: oklahoma Posts: 196 iTrader: 0 reviews	engine casting number freak-out... help me. i got the code d9ae off the bottom of the block, indicating it was a 1970's decade model (from the character "d"), year 9 within the decade (so, 1979), a is the car line, which is galaxie (as indicated by the character "a"), and e is the department the part came from (engines department in this case.) i looked this up on different charts and it matches all of them. wtf. there is no such car as a 1979 ford galaxie. they stopped making them in 74. wat is going on with this 351w block??!?!?!? __________________ TO: Ricers- 1) there's no replacement for displacement 2) my lug nuts require more torque than your engine makes 3) a light car doesn't excuse a weak engine 4) a bottle of pepsi has more liters than your car eating rice builds muscle

December 30th, 2006, 09:27 AM	#2
Fastback GT Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Albany NY Posts: 140 iTrader: 0 reviews	"A" was also used for "Full Size Ford" http://www.mustangsandmore.com/ubb/FordTechData.html __________________ Thanks Bill My Lug Nuts Have More Torque Than Your Honda !!

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