|
BLOCK I.D. |
DISPLACEMENT |
NOTES |
|
EBY |
256 cu. in. V8 |
1954 Mercury |
|
ECG |
272 cu.
in. V8 |
1955-1957 cars and trucks. |
|
ECH |
292 cu. in V8 |
1955 |
|
ECJ |
292 cu. in.
V8 |
1955 |
|
ECL |
292 cu. in. V8 |
1955 |
|
ECK |
292 cu. in. V8 |
1956 |
|
ECZ |
292 cu. in. V8 |
1957.
Many ECZ 6015 blocks were 292s I.D. crank flange or main caps. |
|
ECZ |
292
cu. in. V8 |
1956-1957 cars only. 292 with EBU main caps. ECZ 6015 C
generally 312. |
|
EDB |
292 cu. in. V8 |
1958-1959 cars trucks. |
|
B5AE |
272 cu. in.
V8 |
Replacement block. Marine and fleet use. |
|
B9AE |
292 cu. in. V8 |
1959-1960
cars and trucks. 312 with ECZ main caps. 1959 and 1960 Mercury only. |
|
C1AE |
292
cu. in. V8 |
1961 cars and trucks. |
|
C2AE |
292 cu. in. V8 |
1962 cars. 1962 –
1964 trucks. |
|
EAD |
317 cu. in. V8 |
Early Lincoln OHV engine. Not interchangeable
with Ford. |
|
EBJ |
341 cu. in. V8 |
Early Lincoln OHV engine. Not interchangeable
with Ford. |
|
ECU |
368 cu. in V8 |
Early Lincoln OHV engine. Not interchangeable
with Ford. |
|
EBP |
223 cu. in. I-6 |
1954-1962 cars and trucks |
|
EBU |
239 cu. in.
V8 |
1954 cars only. Cleveland and Dearborn versions |
|
EBV |
256 cu. in. V8 |
1955
pickup |
Block I.D. number is generally on the side of the block, above the oil filter for blocks cast in Cleveland.
Dearborn block I.D. number is near the distributor and above the generator. Most Dearborn blocks were used in trucks.
No Dearborn blocks were manufactured after 1957. There were no special truck blocks. Heavy-duty trucks with steel cranks used C1AE or C2AE car blocks.
312 flange dot
Cleveland 292 or 312 Block
Cleveland Foundry identifier
Identifying your Y-Block
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Regardless of the source, the external dimensions of all Ford Y-Blocks are the same. Any year exhaust manifold will bolt to any year head. Flywheels and bell-housings are interchangeable along with timing covers and crankshaft dampers. There are some parts specific to the 1954 EBU 239 engines. These include the fuel pump, water pump, oil pump, distributor, cam bearings and camshaft. From 1955 until the end of production in 1964, parts can be easily interchanged.
Y-Block production at the Dearborn foundry ended after the 1957 model year with the introduction of the new FE and MEL series of engines. Production continued at the Cleveland foundry while the Y-Block was installed in cars through 1962 and trucks through 1964. Y-Blocks were also used for industrial power plants and converted for marine use by Dearborn Marine.
The Ford Y-Block was introduced in 1954. Displacement was 239 cu. in. Bore was 3.500" and stroke was 3.100" with 6.324" connecting rods. Model year 1954 Mercury vehicles had a 256 cu. in. version with 3.625" bore and 3.100" stroke. Displacement was increased in 1955 to 272 cu. in. for most Ford production cars. T-Bird and Mercury models got a 292 cu. in. version. The added displacement was achieved with a 3.625" bore and 3.300" stroke for the 272 and 3.750" bore and the same 3.300" stroke. The 3.100" crankshaft is marked EBU, while the 3.300" crankshaft is marked EC. In 1956, a 312 cu. in. version was introduced and installed in all Mercury models, and as an option in 1956 T-Birds and some high-line Ford models. The 312 had a 3.800" bore and 3.440" stroke with a shortened 6.254" connecting rod. The block crankshaft and connecting rods all have the ECZ identifier denoting special 312 parts. Although all Y-Blocks use the same connecting rod bearing with 2.188" rod journal the main bearing size was increased from 2.498" on the EBU and EC crankshafts to 2.625" for the ECZ 312 crankshaft.
The letters DIF cast near the distributor identify parts cast at the Dearborn Industrial Foundry. A three-digit casting number will be found nearby, typically EBU or ECG. As stated, EBU is a 239 while ECG indicates a 272. Cleveland Foundry parts have an F surrounded by a semicircle to identify their source.
The Cleveland foundry cast the larger 292 and 312 blocks, and the casting number can be found above the oil filter.
Since 312s were machined from the same block casting as a 292, they are nearly impossible to identify externally. Any casting number used on 312 blocks was also used on 292 blocks. Although most 312s were ECZ5015 followed by A, B or C, these can also be a 292. The best way to identify a 312 externally is by checking the flywheel flange on the crankshaft. The 312 ECZ crankshaft has an aspirin-sized dot on the outer edge. If the engine is disassembled, check the casting number on the main cap. ECZ is cast into 312 main caps; all others are EBU.
Dearborn Industrial Foundry identifier
Dearborn 272 Block
