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Re: Help identifying heads?

To: Bill Bennett <benettw@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Help identifying heads?
From: DOUG ODOM <popms@thegrid.net>
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 12:53:09 -0800
        Bill, Clean the area between the second and third pushrod hole and
rocker stud and there will be the date code and size engine. I looked at
nine sets I have in the shop and they are all that way.
                        Doug Odom in big ditch

Bill Bennett wrote:
> 
> I have a  mid to late 80's Ford 5.0 motor. I need to identify the heads on
> it. I have checked the ends of the heads for vertical bars there are none. I
> have pulled the valve covers and there are no obvious casting marks that I
> can know of. I don't want to pull the heads off the motor till I am ready to
> freshen it up, but I need to know what the heads are. They are late model
> with air injection bumps in the exhaust port, but other than that I have no
> idea. The guy I bought the motor from said they weren't original, but he
> couldn't remember what they came out of. I am hoping they are not 1986 heads
> as this would mean my engine swap budget would include a new set of heads
> now. Anybody got any clues as to tell what heads these are without pulling
> one.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bill

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