X in the lifter valley

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Rick Shipley
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X in the lifter valley

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I have an old FE style block, It has an X cast in to the lifter valley. Now I'm a small block guy and I really don't know a whole lot about the FE or 385 seris engines. Can anybody help me out with this? My dad seemed to think it was a 428 block he had pulled down years ago, but due to his age he sometimes gets a little fuzzy when it comes to memory.

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Measure the bore and if you have the crank look for a number on one of the counter weights. Like 2U.

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Re: X in the lifter valley

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I have the rotating assembly, I know that it is a 428 set-up, I'm just trying to figure out if this block is the 428 block. My dad did some racing back it the old days. He had a whole bunch of FE stuff. This is the only FE style block that is marked with the X in the valley. I just thought somebody might have some insight I don't have. Thanks

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Rick;try posting on the, fordfe.com site,they can answer your question. ROY.
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Thanks Roy. I'll give that a try

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look in the freeze plug area inside the hole you should see an embossed 428 stamp..you then would indeed have a 428.
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You can also look on the flat area on the back of the block for a "A" or a "C" in the casting. This helps tell weather or not in is a cobra jet or PI motor. Mark
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