Engine code question

[Leon Narozny]

I have a 65 Mustang with a V8 I know is not the 260 it was built with.
I know this because it has a 6 bolt bellhousing, 260s had a five bolt.
I have an assy code of 3C28A, which is March 28th,1963.
The number I need decoded is on a boss,left side, just before
the bell housing, this number is: 3B195425. I have been to many sites
that decode various numbers, but cant find this location mentioned
on any of them. I believe the "195425" might be part of a VIN?
Have no clue as to the 3B....? I know I will probably have to drop
the starter to get the ID number that is down there.

[Maxum96]

Originally Posted by Leon Narozny

I have a 65 Mustang with a V8 I know is not the 260 it was built with.
I know this because it has a 6 bolt bellhousing, 260s had a five bolt.
I have an assy code of 3C28A, which is March 28th,1963.
The number I need decoded is on a boss,left side, just before
the bell housing, this number is: 3B195425. I have been to many sites
that decode various numbers, but cant find this location mentioned
on any of them. I believe the "195425" might be part of a VIN?
Have no clue as to the 3B....? I know I will probably have to drop
the starter to get the ID number that is down there.

3C28A is not a casting date. 6 bolt bellhousing is 1965 or later. 3B195425 is a partial VIN of the vehicle the engine originally came out. I believe 3B denotes the engine plant the where the engine was assembled.

[srwick]

That number is the partial VIN of the vehicle it came out of. 3 (1973) B (Oakville, Ontario, Canada) and the rest is the consecutive assy number.

[bartl]

Originally Posted by Leon Narozny

I have a 65 Mustang with a V8 I know is not the 260 it was built with.
I know this because it has a 6 bolt bellhousing, 260s had a five bolt.
I have an assy code of 3C28A, which is March 28th,1963.
The number I need decoded is on a boss,left side, just before
the bell housing, this number is: 3B195425. I have been to many sites
that decode various numbers, but cant find this location mentioned
on any of them. I believe the "195425" might be part of a VIN?
Have no clue as to the 3B....? I know I will probably have to drop
the starter to get the ID number that is down there.

Your engine is from a '73 Torino, Maverick, Econoline, or their Mercury brethren with a sequential production number of 195425 built at the Oakville, Ontario plant. The engine was assembled on 28 Mar '73.

[Leon Narozny]

THANK YOU all for the info! I thought all along this was a 1963 engine!
So it could be a 302 also? I will keep digging.

[22GT]

Originally Posted by Leon Narozny

THANK YOU all for the info! I thought all along this was a 1963 engine!
So it could be a 302 also? I will keep digging.

The 302 and 351W are all it could be. I suspect you'd already know if it was a 351.

[Leon Narozny]

22GT, Its hard for even ME to keep track of how much I DONT know! Thats why I ask you guys! I just found out when Ford quit the 289!

[PetesPonies]

Show a pic . we could tell if it's a 351.