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03-10-2011 09:05 AM #1
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when did ford start using hardened valve seats
on the FE engine? I am getting a '74 f100 with a 390 and I am wondering if is going to have hardened seats, thank you
I did a web search but to no avail, sorry
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03-10-2011 09:16 AM #2
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the 74 probably wouldn't have them as they came about as an issue with UNLEADED gasoline---which wasn't an issue until starting about that time with cat converters--altho leaded gas was around for many more years and the trucks didn't have cats if they were above a certain gross wt rating
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03-10-2011 10:02 AM #3
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if the truck has been used much in the past 30 years i`d suspect hardened seats have already been installediv`e used up all my sick days at work .. can i call in dead ?
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03-10-2011 10:27 AM #4
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If you have the D2TE-AA or D4TE heads on your 390, they came from the factory with induction hardened valve seats.
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03-10-2011 12:36 PM #5
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thanks alot........
I'll check the casting numbers as soon as I get the truck.
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