Topic: how to tell if my 1948 Ford Engine is a 1948


gfstew    -- 07-10-2019 @ 12:09 PM
  it is over a year now and I have a 1936 Ford 2 door sedan I was told is has a 1948 Ford engine in it ?? How can I tell if it is were would you look for serial numbers on the engine ?/ the the head is cast 59A-B someone out there has got to know


cliftford    -- 07-10-2019 @ 4:31 PM
  Look under Van Pelt's website, it should give you the info you're looking for.


flatheadfan    -- 07-10-2019 @ 4:46 PM
  There are no serial no serial numbers on a '48 Ford engine. As for the engine you have, 24 stud and 59AB heads it could well be a '46-48 engine. But parts do get shuffled around over time. If you can read the top of the bell housing it should say "59."

Tom


whizzerbug    -- 07-11-2019 @ 4:27 AM
  a 46-48 engine also has a 2 bolt dist


CharlieStephens    -- 07-11-2019 @ 6:40 AM
  Tell us how may head bolts it has and we can narrow it down from there.

Charlie Stephens


42merc    -- 07-11-2019 @ 6:51 AM
  If it has 59A on the heads, it would have 24 studs.


gfstew    -- 07-11-2019 @ 7:31 PM
  it has 24 head bolts on eachside


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