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tkelley80905
02-07-2011, 09:51 AM
I need to try and find out what year the engine is in my broncoii, it has a 5.0 in it and i was told it was out of a 1990 mustang and that it was a cobra engine.On top of the intake it does say cobra,but i cant find anything about a 90 mustang cobra.So does anyone know where i can look on the engine and find a stamping number or something that i can go by to find what year the engine is?
Heath
02-07-2011, 02:44 PM
Cobra's started up again in 93... Not sure how to tell the year of the engine... Maybe if you got the VIN off the block a dealer could tell you...
tkelley80905
02-07-2011, 05:13 PM
where might i find that number on the block.Cobra's started up again in 93... Not sure how to tell the year of the engine... Maybe if you got the VIN off the block a dealer could tell you...
Heath
02-07-2011, 06:04 PM
No clue. Never looked for one.
lemmy2010
02-07-2011, 09:37 PM
Look for the VIN, it's stamped on the block of the engine. Might be on a tag on the valve cover or stamped on the engine somewhere... google will help, plus:

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Vehicle_Identification_Numbers_%28VIN_codes%29/Ford/VIN_Codes
1freaky1
02-08-2011, 04:59 AM
I know on the older engines the years were cast in to the heads and blocks not to sure on anything newer than 1980.
Burg460
02-08-2011, 08:02 PM
Fords have some of the easiest part numbers to read, especially by looking at the casting numbers you can get a good general ball park idea. Here is a link explaining it.

http://www.thedirtforum.com/fordcastings.htm