Ford 302 Cylinder Head Casting Numbers

The majority of casting part numbers have 9 digits within 3 different groups and the first digit is the start of the part number.

Ford 302 cylinder head casting numbers.

The 289 codes are similar to 302 codes however 289 cylinder heads are stamped 289 in the vicinity of the casting number. The 351w will follow the same basic rules as the 302. 390fe v 8 big block. Ford used two designs of rockers for the 302 rail and sled fulcrum.

Boss 302 cleveland windsor small block hybrid. Ford kept track of the various parts and castings in its inventory by assigning each item its own unique alphanumeric identification number. Ford and mustang cylinder heads 6090. Ford s part number convention generally follows the format of a four digit casting code followed by a four digit basic part number which will be 6090 for a cylinder head followed by the revision version.

The boss 302 engine was a 351 cleveland cylinder head bolted onto a windsor short block making the first clevor hybrid. In some cases they are not there at all. Numbers can be horizontal or vertical. The 302 cylinders are not stamped 302 thus differentiating them from 289 c i d.

If you have a head with no displacement casting numbers and bolt down sled fulcrum rockers then you have a post 77 255 302 351w head. Decode ford lincoln and mercury part numbers casting numbers engineering and service parts and date codes. Ford used a wide variety of structures for their part numbers and date codes. Since the 302 is very similar to the ford 289 there are identification issues and in many cases the parts are interchangeable.

C9ze a with 63 cc chambers and huge 2 23 1 71 inch valves d0ze a with smaller 58 cc chambers and 2 19 1 71 inch valves and the d1ze a service head also with 58 cc chambers and 2 19 1 71 inch valves. The casting number is located where the starter bolts up to the bell housing. Cylinder heads casting id decode for 260 289 302 351 390 406 427 428 429 460fe boss shelby. If you have a 302 with rail rocker arms it is a 1968 1977 head.

The ford casting number always starts with the decade letter see table 1 3. The casting number is located where the starter bolts up to the bell housing. Ford started using this structure in the late 50 s with. Removal of the starter is necessary to see the number.

Debuting in the 1962 model year it s reign lasted until the following century the last windsor engine rolled off the line for the 2001 ford explorer.