Engine build date
 

Came across a Ford 4 Banger with engine number B5306196.
What is the build date of this engine?
Checked the fordgarage.com website and then it should be later then 1934??

Re: Engine build date
 

Is it a diamond block?

Re: Engine build date
 

Sorry I have no idea!
But I think it was a stationairy engine.

Re: Engine build date
 

Look for a small raised up diamond cast on the right side, front, near timing cover IIRC

Re: Engine build date
 

The '33-'34 version of the Model B engine continued to be produced for service and industrial applications until 1941, so number 306196 is well within the realm of possibility given that number 292536 was produced in August, 1934.

Re: Engine build date
 

Look on the lower front passenger side of the block down near the oil pan rail and you will see an alphanumeric code cast into the block. Vince Falter's website https://www.fordgarage.com will show you how to decode and know when it was made. I have a "service replacement" diamond block Model A engine made Feb. 27, 1937.