Engine ID?

[Homercidal]

Got numbers off a 351W that I just picked up.

E4AE-6015-FA 21

As good as I can make out. These were found above starter area on Block.

The attempt that I made in idendifying them seemed to indicate that it is an 84 Galaxie, but I really don't remember the galaxie being offered in 84. I assume that the Vehicle letter is sometimes irrelevant.

The other number is 4J26, meaning 1984, September 26th, right? I'm hoping someone can help shed a little light on this motor since i'm going to replace some critical parts and would like to know for sure what year it is. Also, it's got a Holley 4bbl, how can I ID that?

 

[D.Hearne]

You've decoded it correctly, only the "A" now and always has stood for full size car. Not necessarily a Galaxie.

 

[68GEETEE]

I have a Holley book with interchange numbers. Shoot me an email with them and I can look it up for you.

 

[Homercidal]

Cool, I thought they may have changed the coding symbols. I heard the motor was out of a truck, but who knows where it has been and why. Could have come from a Crown Vic I suppose.

GEETEE, I'll send the Carb numbers as soon as I get home and retrieve them. I've done some research (as much as I could without the numbers) and I think the chart shows an 850 CFM Carb, that seems large for this motor. I'm guessing 600-750CFM, but there's some room to manuever around.

 

[D.Hearne]

Just because the casting # indicates it was a "car" part, doesn't mean it was originally installed in a car by Ford. And the same is true for "truck" parts. A case in point is are the heads on all 5.0 Mustangs from 87-95, they all ( except for the Cobra's) came with the well known E7TE heads. Some even had E7TE blocks. If that 351 was a 4 bbl motor, then it likely was installed in a truck. As far as I know, none of the Crown Vics came with a 351W 4 bbl motor ( except maybe a police car) The casting #'s only means that the part was "ORIGINALLY" designed for that vehicle which is designated by the third digit in the part# prefix, it doesn't mean it was used in that vehicle line exclusively.

 

[Homercidal]

Truck it is then! At this point it doesn't matter that much. It's going to to be stripped down and checked out and at least partially rebuilt.

As far as the Carb, it's a Holley 4160. Here are the Numbers:

D4TE-9510-ASA
LIST 6830
481


and on tag:

D4TE ASA 4H7

I found that I could email holley directly, so maybe they can suggest a rebuild kit for my application.

 

[D.Hearne]

I'd ditch that carb if I were you. It's just an emissions design 600 cfm carb. If you want performance,then go with a different Holley, like a list# 3310 750, or one of the double pumpers.If you want gas mileage and want to pass emissions testing then stick with that carb. If you have a digital camera, could you do me a favor and get a good picture of one of the connecting rods? Email to [email protected] if you can.

 

[Homercidal]

Fuel economy is really what I'm looking for. I'm sure the plain V8 will be plenty fast enough for me. Well... Maybe a little tweaking here and there. At any rate, I'll probably use this carb unless I find a steal on another or it just doesn't cut it.

I'll have to get the digital camera on it and see if I can get pictures online. however, a young lady at work asked about borrowing my camera for the evening, so I may not even have it tonight. maybe i"ll ge tlucky and she'll forget to delete the pictures before she gives it back... ;-)

 

[Homercidal]

Here's what Holley tech support says:

Ok this is a model 4160 525cfm off a 73 ford camper with a 390 and an
automatic transmission. The renew kit is a 3-1016.

So, I may use it for a while, but will surely be one of the things to be replaced once the car is on the road (Still shooting for this summer, but will be difficult.)

If anyone has more recommendations, I'd like to hear them. I don't want to make a race car here, but would like to have a classy car with enough push to leave some rubber on the road.

-Homer

 

[kukm66]

Here is how to decipher Ford part number for those that do not know.

http://home.early.com/~walt/fordpart.htm

The "A" is a generic Ford code that would apply to a Galaxie and others.

 

[Homercidal]

Here is how to decipher Ford part number for those that do not know.

http://home.early.com/~walt/fordpart.htm

The "A" is a generic Ford code that would apply to a Galaxie and others.

Very nice link. Very useful to someone like me. Almost nails the part down perfectly, though I'd like to see more charts with color codes and such to go with it. Makes me wonder how auto makers ever managed to get anything done with so many codes to deal with.