Old Heads ID Please
Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 8:27 pm
IN CAR: Number on rear of casting is LP1485 - boss in plug channel is flush with no stamping, has projections into plug channel, no other details available
HEAD1:Casting numbers, WM9403
735 L406
A26E311
Stamped number BD1 6L (between these two sets of numbers looks like an inverted triangle slightly lower and out of line to the others)
There are no casting projections into the plug channel
Has a raised boss in plug channel but no stampings on it
It has a vertical supports (or ridge) along the top of the inlet pipes between the outer flange and the head on numbers 1 and 2 ports.
HEAD 2: Casting numbers on rear 26E311
WM LM8 WP
Stamped number LP1738
It has projections into plug channel
Boss is in plug channel is plain
Can someone interpret all these for me and tell me what they mean and also how old these heads may be.
The head on the car is fitted to a 1700 tall block, the car spent most of its life out in South Africa and was supposedly put together by a well known tuner out there named Willie Meissner, who produced some very special engines for Ford and others.
Thanks
Tony
Heads appear in order as above