thanks Glen, I thought since it was a reman block the tag had something to do with the bore and crank.



Block is cast ecz-6015-a

Which means I'll need to check the main caps for 292 or 312 ID



left head reads c0ae

right head reads c1ae

Would it be uncommon to build an engine in this manner?

From the mountains in South Central PA

 

Thanks for advice bird55. If you have any parts for sale maybe we can compare lists.



Engine bay








From the mountains in South Central PA

 

Welcome aboard WoodDean. You will find plenty of knowledgable help here. Not from me, but from others.

pops (AKA) Clay

'56 Thunderbird

Once you dig into it, let us know what you find, but Glen is dead on concerning the crank grind, and I would go further to say that .0425 is the bore. I believe that I have heard more than a few find that size bore/rings in their Ford remanufactured block. How to decipher the numbers in the upper left hand corner, I have no idea. I am sure they represent the date code for remanufacturer...

Nice bird!

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

aka "The Hot Rod Reverend"
check out the 1955 Ford Fairlane build at www.hotrodreverend.com

Thanks Dan,



any ideas on the head configuration?



"left head reads c0ae

right head reads c1ae

Would it be uncommon to build an engine in this manner?"



And I guess the other question I have is: Did reman engines from Ford include the heads?

From the mountains in South Central PA

 

I had a thread here a while back about the .o425 312 pistions. Have a set in the 312 I am currently rebilding for my Bird. Bought the pistions from Ford in '69. Called Hastings and they put together a set of .050 over rings for me which only require some minor file fitting to install. Have to call them. Not cagtaloged.

Back in 1992 I actually met the guy who swore up and down that he had actually purchased Ford's last remanfucatured 292 that they had in stock (in the US, anyway). How much of that is true, I don't know, but the fella did run the shop at the Quantico Marine Corps Base. He put the engine in a 1955 F100. The "crate" engine he showed me did come with heads. At the time, I don't remember checking the heads numbers. C0AE and C1AE are close to being the same, I don't doubt that someone may have put those heads on there because that was what they had on the shelf at the time.

I once bought a 292 (A C2AE block whic of course means a 1962 block) that was remanufactured by a large engine company like Jasper. It was a long block so it included the heads. The heads on that engine were ECZ-G from late 1957. This was their last 292 as well... but they did a good job on this one. I put that engine in my father-in-law's car and it will burn the radial rubber TURNING A FORDOMATIC. Yep, no one believes it until they drive the 55 Club Sedan, but it does.

If it has been that long since remanufacture, i would tear into it and give it an inspection for sure. It will not hurt to freshen all those gaskets, check your tolerances with plastigage, etc. You stand to lose a whole lot more to lose by not doing that kind of work, for sure.

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

aka "The Hot Rod Reverend"
check out the 1955 Ford Fairlane build at www.hotrodreverend.com

Maybe one of the old Ford techs on the site can recognize that plate on the block that you took a picture of?

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

aka "The Hot Rod Reverend"
check out the 1955 Ford Fairlane build at www.hotrodreverend.com

Here's a pic of the date code:







61 means january 1956 i believe



Not sure what the J means

From the mountains in South Central PA

 

Dean.  Welcome to the site.

While the 61J casting date points heavily to 1956 as the year, the number and the letter are reversed from what is normally seen for date codes.  Assuming the letter is still the month, then the date would be Sep 1, 1956.  But because that scenario falls on a Saturday, then looking at the 1 as the month, the date becomes Jan 9, 1956 which falls on a Monday.  This is more in line with block castings being done on a Monday thru Friday schedule.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)