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cars2cool · 05-29-2025, 08:01 AM

I just bought some heads I found on marketplace and discovered a pair of EABB heads in the collection. What is the difference between them and EAB heads?

19Fordy · 05-29-2025, 01:23 PM

Never knew there were EABB heads. Doubt if Ford made them. But, you never know.

cars2cool · 05-29-2025, 02:03 PM

If I knew how to put up a picture I would.

ford38v8 · 05-29-2025, 04:26 PM

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If I knew how to put up a picture I would.

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38 coupe · 05-30-2025, 05:22 AM

Most EAB heads that I have seen also have a "D" or other letter near the EAB marking. All EAB heads I have seen had the same combustion chambers.

cars2cool · 05-30-2025, 01:14 PM

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Think I got it, thank you for the help.

KiWinUS · 05-30-2025, 01:41 PM

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http://https://photos.app.goo.gl/ac3g5FrbvHNCjpw26

Not a safe site I won’t go to it. Gave me a big warning.

petehoovie · 05-30-2025, 01:45 PM

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Think I got it, thank you for the help.

Took these pics myself, put a little saliva on my thumb and rubbed it over the casting to get the letter details to pop up better.

cars2cool · 05-30-2025, 01:48 PM

sorry about the mix up, i just posted my first pic from my phone...learning curve for this old dog.

tubman · 05-30-2025, 02:25 PM

The extra "B" looks a little weird. "cars2cool", did you take these pictures yourself or get them from some other source?

cars2cool · 05-30-2025, 03:44 PM

Took these pics myself, put a little saliva on my thumb and rubbed it over the casting to get the letter details to pop up better.

cars2cool · 05-30-2025, 04:13 PM

Here is the matching head.

petehoovie · 05-30-2025, 05:03 PM

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Here is the matching head.

With no "saliva"...

Karl Wescott · 05-30-2025, 06:57 PM

To me it looks like they used the EAB pattern, then modified something and added the -B at a later date. Possibly at the foundry

GB SISSON · 05-30-2025, 07:16 PM

Maybe you'll stump the experts here. Could you show us the combustion side?

cars2cool · 05-30-2025, 08:31 PM

Yes I can take some more pics tomorrow and put them up here then. Might not be able to see much detail as they are pretty corroded.

cars2cool · 05-31-2025, 06:20 PM

Here are a few more pictures of the cylinder heads I purchased the other day. Left picture is the pair of EAB-B heads. Middle picture is the underside of a EAB and 8BA head. Third picture that didn't focus is the top side of the EAB and 8BA heads.

petehoovie · 05-31-2025, 07:44 PM

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Here are a few more pictures of the cylinder heads I purchased the other day. Left picture is the pair of EAB-B heads. Middle picture is the underside of a EAB and 8BA head. Third picture that didn't focus is the top side of the EAB and 8BA heads.

EAB-B heads

Middle picture is the underside of a EAB and 8BA head

Third picture that didn't focus is the top side of the EAB and 8BA heads.

19Fordy · 06-01-2025, 10:58 AM

Hope someone can solve this mystery.

joel · 06-01-2025, 11:22 AM

It looks like a larger transfer area in the EAB-B pictures. Maybe a lower C.R. also.

05-29-2025, 08:01 AM	#1
cars2cool Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Sioux City Iowa Posts: 221	Difference between EAB and EABB heads I just bought some heads I found on marketplace and discovered a pair of EABB heads in the collection. What is the difference between them and EAB heads?

05-29-2025, 01:23 PM	#2
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 11,604	Re: Difference between EAB and EABB heads Never knew there were EABB heads. Doubt if Ford made them. But, you never know.

05-29-2025, 02:03 PM	#3
cars2cool Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Sioux City Iowa Posts: 221	Re: Difference between EAB and EABB heads If I knew how to put up a picture I would.

05-30-2025, 05:22 AM	#5
38 coupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Texas Posts: 2,040	Re: Difference between EAB and EABB heads Most EAB heads that I have seen also have a "D" or other letter near the EAB marking. All EAB heads I have seen had the same combustion chambers.

05-30-2025, 01:48 PM	#9
cars2cool Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Sioux City Iowa Posts: 221	Re: Difference between EAB and EABB heads sorry about the mix up, i just posted my first pic from my phone...learning curve for this old dog.

05-30-2025, 02:25 PM	#10
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 11,633	Re: Difference between EAB and EABB heads The extra "B" looks a little weird. "cars2cool", did you take these pictures yourself or get them from some other source?

05-30-2025, 03:44 PM	#11
cars2cool Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Sioux City Iowa Posts: 221	Re: Difference between EAB and EABB heads Took these pics myself, put a little saliva on my thumb and rubbed it over the casting to get the letter details to pop up better.

05-30-2025, 06:57 PM	#14
Karl Wescott Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,538	Re: Difference between EAB and EABB heads To me it looks like they used the EAB pattern, then modified something and added the -B at a later date. Possibly at the foundry

05-30-2025, 07:16 PM	#15
GB SISSON Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Orcas Island Washington Posts: 5,881	Re: Difference between EAB and EABB heads Maybe you'll stump the experts here. Could you show us the combustion side? __________________ Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1946 Tonner Pickup with 226 H six, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, now wearing 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)

05-30-2025, 08:31 PM	#16
cars2cool Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Sioux City Iowa Posts: 221	Re: Difference between EAB and EABB heads Yes I can take some more pics tomorrow and put them up here then. Might not be able to see much detail as they are pretty corroded.

06-01-2025, 10:58 AM	#19
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 11,604	Re: Difference between EAB and EABB heads Hope someone can solve this mystery.

06-01-2025, 11:22 AM	#20
joel Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 517	Re: Difference between EAB and EABB heads It looks like a larger transfer area in the EAB-B pictures. Maybe a lower C.R. also.