F8AE-6015-AA-9 Engine Casting?

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Jan 27, 2016 | 10:21 AM

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jz78817

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Originally Posted by csztroin

So I recently purchased an engine for my 91 Mustang from a guy who said te engine was out of a 1986 van. I just looked at the engine casting and it is F8AE-6015-AA-9. This leads me to believe it is a engine out of a 1998? Problem is everywhere I read says they stopped doing 351's in 1997. Can anyone tell me what year and engine this is?

thank you in advance.

huh. I looked up that part number and it's telling me that's a 4.6 engine block. strange. I assume you can tell the difference between a Windsor and a Modular V8. I wonder if there was a change in part number strategy sometime along the line.

Jan 27, 2016 | 10:47 AM

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jz78817

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Originally Posted by fastbackford351

The first character is the decade the part was introduced, the second (which will be a number) is the year in that decade.
So an F8***** would be a 98 model year.

they used to work that way, they don't anymore. now they are like any other Ford part number; the first character is launch model year, the next two are the lead vehicle program, and the last one is the releasing authority. e.g. the part # for the 2011 5.0 engine block is BR3E-6015. B=2011, R3=Mustang, E=Powertrain.