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Rhys		#1 Posted : Friday, 5 January 2007 9:09:08 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 7/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 397 Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		Hi All, Can anyone please tell me if the 253 in the WB utes/vans came out as high compression AND low compression? What are the engine codes of them, I believe the blue engine codes are different to the red ones. thanks Rhys


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crowe		#2 Posted : Friday, 5 January 2007 9:21:38 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 3/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 287		They use the same prefix from vc to vh. Eg- VR....H/comp


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Rhys		#3 Posted : Friday, 5 January 2007 9:33:32 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 7/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 397 Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		thanks crowe, thats for the prefix, what about the engine codes - eg L32/L36


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HK1837		#4 Posted : Friday, 5 January 2007 9:37:13 PM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Moderator, Registered, Veteran Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 14,898 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 556 time(s) in 531 post(s)		WR for the high comp engine which was the only one available (L36 option code). There is no mention of 11WR blocks in export Statesmans like there is in the HZ parts catalogues either. There was a low comp engine in 1979 Bedfords prefixed BS, but these w Edited by user Friday, 5 January 2007 9:44:00 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified
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Rhys		#5 Posted : Saturday, 6 January 2007 1:10:43 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 7/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 397 Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		Thanks Byron, that'll help me in identifying if the WB ute I'm looking at is a factory V8 or not. cheers Rhys


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HK1837		#6 Posted : Saturday, 6 January 2007 4:56:13 AM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Moderator, Registered, Veteran Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 14,898 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 556 time(s) in 531 post(s)		The engine code in the VIN will help too ie R instead of L or M. _______________________________________________________ If we all had the same (good) taste, who would buy all the Fords?
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