What motor do I have?

wolfpack · Post by **wolfpack** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:21 pm

I pulled a motor out of a 74ish pickup that a guy rolled not bad it had an eldebrock carb and hi rise manifold and headers and got it for a floor job. My question is on the side of the block by the headers it says C8AE-H which means it's a 427 with a hydraulic lifters and side oilers is this right??? Please help i'm lost i didn't think the come out in that year of trucks?

SteveC · Post by **SteveC** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:00 pm

try this out http://www.fordification.com/FEcasting-numbers.htm

there is a possibilty that isnt what it is but some one that has seen one in person may be able to tell you better than me

Hawkrod · Post by **Hawkrod** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:22 pm

wolfpack wrote:I pulled a motor out of a 74ish pickup that a guy rolled not bad it had an eldebrock carb and hi rise manifold and headers and got it for a floor job. My question is on the side of the block by the headers it says C8AE-H which means it's a 427 with a hydraulic lifters and side oilers is this right??? Please help i'm lost i didn't think the come out in that year of trucks?

C8AE-H pretty much guarantees that it is not a 427 side oiler. The C8AE-H head was only used on 360 and 390 engines from the factory in a pickup (and low performance 428's in cars). The odds are it is a 360 as that is teh most common of the two in thses old trucks. Hawkrod

Wes · Post by **Wes** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 3:49 am

Since the motor is out pop the pan and check the crank numbers that will remove all doubt

wolfpack · Post by **wolfpack** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:45 am

cool guys thanks, i was thinking it might be a 360 or 390 and thats cool, because i thought thats common in those year of trucks....

BobbyFord · Post by **BobbyFord** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:14 am

A 427 will have cross-bolts for the mains on the side of the block, near the pan.

Hawkrod · Post by **Hawkrod** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:25 am

BobbyFord wrote:A 427 will have cross-bolts for the mains on the side of the block, near the pan.

Amazingly enough, not all 427's have cross bolts. The marine/industrial engines were sometimes made without them (and there are no records as to why that have been found yet) so never discount missing crossbolts as being a standard engine instead of a 427. You won't find many but occasionally one pops up on eBay and everybody poo-poo's it and it could be a great buy. They are designed to handle crossbolts so they can be added with new caps. Also note that there are 390's and 428's with the provisions for crossbolts but that is not what I am referng to. Hawkrod

The infamous 427 without crossbolts:
http://www.network54.com/Forum/74182/th ... n+other+FE

http://www.network54.com/Forum/74182/th ... o+bolt+427

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