how to tell what engine i got?

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Re: how to tell what engine i got?

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Dragon wrote:Does it still have a 3 spd with over drive in it? The rear end is supposed to be a 9 inch 3.50 to 1. With 5000 lbs GVW. It is a Short Wheel base 175 hp at 4000 rpm 360 by all the codes.

The closer the rest of the truck is to stock the more likely the engine is still stock.
i know its a 3spd on the floor, swb, couldnt tell you the rear end.
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Re: how to tell what engine i got?

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The overdive would be switch controlled and the shifter was originally on the column

http://www.fordification.com/tech/transID-man.htm bottom of the page.
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