Need help decoding ford block numbers

Can anybody help me out decoding the numbers on my 312? B98E-6015F. I checked a few sites on the web & so far all I got was the B=1950's which I already knew.Any help would be appreciated.

 

9=1959 (first year, but maybe not the only year, that this block casting was used)

I think that the "8" is wrong. Should be a letter there indicating the car line. Double check it. Probably an "A" which = full size.

E=engineering

F=6th engineering design revision

 

American Automobile Casting Numbers Club site had this for block casting numbers:

B9AE-B.. YEAR 1959 332 CI LITRE 5.4 BORE 3.80 STROKE 3.66
B9AE-B.. YEAR 1959-1960 352 CI LITRE 5.8 BORE 4.00 STROKE 3.50

No B98E -- you sure it's a 312????

HTH

 

If its in a truck or came from one 332 was one of the y blocks offered.

 

But, that particular 332 (B9AE) is not a Y-block, it is an FE.

 

B9AE-F....272 ford. Could be a 292, but the F at the end means 272. A 312 would more than likley be a ECZ number

 

Thanks.I was told it was a 312 & it came out of a truck,got it with the 57 fairlane, thats why I'm checking the numbers.I'll double check them again tonight BEFORE the beers.

 

Truth! My mistake.

 

Try this site:

http://fordification.com/FEcasting-numbers.htm

 

Most people say any old block is a 312, just like every greasy SBC in the whole world is a 350 4 bolt main The truth is 312's are pretty scarce and it takes some eyeballing to figure out what it is thanks to Fords casting number system. Some numbers will tell you it's this and this only, while others say "it could be this, this, this, or this". Good luck with your Y block, they are fun engines to get into, and performance parts are pretty easy to pick up.

 

B9AE-6015 is correct. Intake is ECZ-9425-B. Heads are 6090B.Here's a few photos.Thanks for all the help.

 

Definitely a Y-block, and not an FE.

 

That block code is correct for both a 292 and a 312. I think that if it has ECZ casting numbers on the maincaps, then it is a 312. A 312 will have a 3.80 bore size. A 292 will have a 3.75 bore size.

 

Also, the mains on a 312 are larger, so get a main journal size and I can tell you exactly what you have.

 

I can check that later today.Thanks Chris & T-Time

 

This site shows it as a 332 and a 352B9AE-B'59-'60 352 c.i.d.
'59 332 c.i.d.

 

btw. It will be going in here.

 

http://webrodder.com/index.php?page=showStories&pageNum=23&CID=15&search= Some good Y block articles here and 1 page before & after also

 

You gotta go by the last digit...F. this will tell you what it is. Lots of Ford engines will begin with the same letters, and the last one will be the actual engine code. Fords numbering system is simple, yet all frazzled at the same time.

 

Chris is correct, and in this case, the F indicates that it was a block casting that was used for both the 292 and the 312. The difference is in the machining.

 

Maybe B9AE 6015-F? This is a 59 or 60. S (B=50, 9 = 9) 292 or 312. Both years used the same casting #. If it came out of a Ford, its a 292 - If out of a Mercury its a 312. The only way to tell if a 312 or 292 is if the 312 main caps have a ECZ casting number. Another way - the 312 rear crank flange has a 3/8 or so raised dot.

 

ECZ numbers were only used in 56 and 57. B9=59, F indicates either a 292 or 312.