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Don · 09-09-2015, 03:33 PM

Friend has a 8ba engine in shop.wants to know what the numbers mean..
K2784. on the bell housing. ,he thinks maybe a 49

V8 Bob · 09-09-2015, 03:54 PM

Those numbers have little meaning. The '49-'51 Ford car bells are all the same, stamped steel with an angled starter plate. A picture would help.

Don · 09-09-2015, 04:18 PM

This number is on the block ,,which would be the bell housing on the early engines!!!!

rotorwrench · 09-09-2015, 05:20 PM

Many of the 8BA family of blocks have a date code stamped on the intake deck aft passenger side on a LHD vehicle. There is a break down of the code meaning on other cylinder block ID threads on this forum. Casting numbers on the block itself have no known meaning to us laymen. FoMoCo likely knew their meaning back in the day.

Bruce in southern OH · 09-10-2015, 08:31 PM

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Engine came out of a 49 Pickup Truck.

09-09-2015, 03:33 PM	#1
Don Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ashland KY Posts: 1,159	Bell housing numbers Friend has a 8ba engine in shop.wants to know what the numbers mean.. K2784. on the bell housing. ,he thinks maybe a 49 __________________ DON P

09-09-2015, 03:54 PM	#2
V8 Bob Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Granger (Northern) Indiana Posts: 1,520	Re: Bell housing numbers Those numbers have little meaning. The '49-'51 Ford car bells are all the same, stamped steel with an angled starter plate. A picture would help.

09-09-2015, 04:18 PM	#3
Don Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ashland KY Posts: 1,159	Re: Bell housing numbers This number is on the block ,,which would be the bell housing on the early engines!!!! __________________ DON P

09-09-2015, 05:20 PM	#4
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,440	Re: Bell housing numbers Many of the 8BA family of blocks have a date code stamped on the intake deck aft passenger side on a LHD vehicle. There is a break down of the code meaning on other cylinder block ID threads on this forum. Casting numbers on the block itself have no known meaning to us laymen. FoMoCo likely knew their meaning back in the day.

09-10-2015, 08:31 PM	#5
Bruce in southern OH Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Proctorville Posts: 1,582	Re: Bell housing numbers Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Engine came out of a 49 Pickup Truck.