steve fritz
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Did 56 Ford Y-blocks 272/292 originally have the frost plugs on the front of the heads ?
I thought that was an indicator of a 55 272 y-block.
I thought that was an indicator of a 55 272 y-block.
55 or 56 Ford y block ID ?
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dmsfrr
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Core plugs in Y-block heads began in '54 and were discontinued sometime in the first part of the '56 model year.
The chart at this link doesn't indicate which heads had them and which didn't, but will help you ID them otherwise...
http://ford-y-block.com/cylinderheadchart.htm
Photo 2 - a '56 ECZ-C head, without core plugs. I'll assume heads alphabetically earlier would have had them, but I don't know where the break is.
Here's a link to an engine block casting number chart because, the same heads were used on different displacement engines...
http://ford-y-block.com/Block%20identification.htm
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The chart at this link doesn't indicate which heads had them and which didn't, but will help you ID them otherwise...
http://ford-y-block.com/cylinderheadchart.htm
Photo 2 - a '56 ECZ-C head, without core plugs. I'll assume heads alphabetically earlier would have had them, but I don't know where the break is.
Here's a link to an engine block casting number chart because, the same heads were used on different displacement engines...
http://ford-y-block.com/Block%20identification.htm
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dmsfrr
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That's a pretty early one. Do you know the casting number on the heads?
steve fritz
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55Q is on the heads.
Bleach
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Go to ford-y-block.com, scroll down, click on "Technical Info." , and then click on "Cylinder Head Identification."
dmsfrr
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steve fritz, The casting number on the heads should have a three letter prefix with the first two letters being: EC_
from this link... http://ford-y-block.com/cylinderheadchart.htm