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By Rusty_S85 - 6 Years Ago
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On the 292s found in fullsize cars, did they all have the 45 degree elbow for the heater valve on the intake?
I heard 55 yes but not 56. My parts and illustration guide shows a 45 fitting for 56 as well.
I bought a properly sized brass 45 degree fitting but wanted to make sure it should be used on a 56 fullsize with a 292 or if thats just an error in the ford illustration guide.
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By Lou - 6 Years Ago
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It depends on where the 56 was assembled and when. 2 of the 5 ,56 fords l.ve owned had the 45 elbow 3 didn't.. 2 of my 56s were low mileage originals both assembled at Marwar. NJ the one assembled in Oct 1955 have the 45 elbow, the other assembled in May 1956 did not.
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By Rusty_S85 - 6 Years Ago
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Lou (12/5/2018)
It depends on where the 56 was assembled and when. 2 of the 5 ,56 fords l.ve owned had the 45 elbow 3 didn't.. 2 of my 56s were low mileage originals both assembled at Marwar. NJ the one assembled in Oct 1955 have the 45 elbow, the other assembled in May 1956 did not.
Ah ok, not sure when mine was built. I kbow it was built in the dallas plant and was purchased May 12, 1956. So i figure some time in April 1956 was the production date.
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By oldcarmark - 6 Years Ago
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Rusty_S85 (12/5/2018)
Lou (12/5/2018)
It depends on where the 56 was assembled and when. 2 of the 5 ,56 fords l.ve owned had the 45 elbow 3 didn't.. 2 of my 56s were low mileage originals both assembled at Marwar. NJ the one assembled in Oct 1955 have the 45 elbow, the other assembled in May 1956 did not. Ah ok, not sure when mine was built. I kbow it was built in the dallas plant and was purchased May 12, 1956. So i figure some time in April 1956 was the production date.
You can decipher Your VIn Plate on door Pillar using the attached Pictures. Date Code is scheduled Production Date. Maybe built just before or just after also, 
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By Rusty_S85 - 6 Years Ago
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oldcarmark (12/5/2018)
Rusty_S85 (12/5/2018)
Lou (12/5/2018)
It depends on where the 56 was assembled and when. 2 of the 5 ,56 fords l.ve owned had the 45 elbow 3 didn't.. 2 of my 56s were low mileage originals both assembled at Marwar. NJ the one assembled in Oct 1955 have the 45 elbow, the other assembled in May 1956 did not. Ah ok, not sure when mine was built. I kbow it was built in the dallas plant and was purchased May 12, 1956. So i figure some time in April 1956 was the production date. You can decipher Your VIn Plate on door Pillar using the attached Pictures. Date Code is scheduled Production Date. Maybe built just before or just after also,
My data plate for production code is 3A3525E.
Based off what my Crown Vic Ass. paperwork shows for decoding this it states "the production code consists of a number signaling the day of the month the unit was completed, a letter signifying the month of the year and a scheduled item number..
So 3A = January 3rd. Seems odd that the car was completed January 3rd but my original bill of sale indicates delivery date of 5-12-56.
besides that 3525E is supposed to be a sequence given to the body by the factory. Still have not figured out what the E stands for and ive been trying to figure that aspect out for years.
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By oldcarmark - 6 Years Ago
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Can You post a Picture of the VIN Plate? I assume it looks similar to the Sample Picture?
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By Rusty_S85 - 6 Years Ago
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oldcarmark (12/5/2018)
Can You post a Picture of the VIN Plate? I assume it looks similar to the Sample Picture?
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By oldcarmark - 6 Years Ago
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That's a very unusual Code. Not an ex Police Car maybe? Maybe Someone else here can shed some Light. I would be interested to know what it means.
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By Rusty_S85 - 6 Years Ago
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oldcarmark (12/5/2018)
That's a very unusual Code. Not an ex Police Car maybe? Maybe Someone else here can shed some Light. I would be interested to know what it means.
Nope, grandfather bought the car new, I got photos of the car back in 1962.
That's why I have been stumped, I forgot I looked at the production code before and the E is the thing that got me wondering what could that be for. Maybe it was something for the dallas plant but not much is around information wise about the dallas plant.
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By 2721955meteor - 6 Years Ago
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in canada 55 and some 56s had a vacuum operated valve to reg hot water,the water out is at right angles. temp control in dash had a vacuum line and regulated valve on engine. i have a 1956 312 from a 56 mere it also has the valve. they are pricey tho and where subed for a elbow.
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By Lou - 6 Years Ago
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The "E" means that it was the 5th car in a dealer order. Dealers got a discount on shipping if the ordered a truckload of cars at a time. Here in the Northeast a truck load was 4 cars, but it is possible that there were car carriers in other parts of the country that could hold 5 cars, or the dealer might of ordered 8 cars (2 truck loads).
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By Lou - 6 Years Ago
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The "E" means that it was the 5th car in a dealer order. Dealers got a discount on shipping if the ordered a truckload of cars at a time. Here in the Northeast a truck load was 4 cars, but it is possible that there were car carriers in other parts of the country that could hold 5 cars, or the dealer might of ordered 8 cars (2 truck loads).
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By oldcarmark - 6 Years Ago
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Lou (12/6/2018)
The "E" means that it was the 5th car in a dealer order. Dealers got a discount on shipping if the ordered a truckload of cars at a time. Here in the Northeast a truck load was 4 cars, but it is possible that there were car carriers in other parts of the country that could hold 5 cars, or the dealer might of ordered 8 cars (2 truck loads).
What about the rest of that Code? It should show 3 Sets of Letters/ Numbers for Build Date, Transmission, and Rear Axle as shown in my Sample Picture. Any Ideas?
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By Rusty_S85 - 6 Years Ago
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Lou (12/6/2018)
The "E" means that it was the 5th car in a dealer order. Dealers got a discount on shipping if the ordered a truckload of cars at a time. Here in the Northeast a truck load was 4 cars, but it is possible that there were car carriers in other parts of the country that could hold 5 cars, or the dealer might of ordered 8 cars (2 truck loads).
This is a photo of the dallas plant I cant tell exactly when this photo was taken because the cars are covered by cloth covers. I like to think '56 but might not be might be '57 even but it appears 4 cars is a truck load even down here.
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By Lou - 6 Years Ago
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The transmission and rear axle codes were not stamped on the data plates before April 1957, up to that time the stamping after the date code were left to each assembly plant. I've found that some plants that number meant units built that month up to that date, other a dealer order code, still others units sold in or out of their sales districts.
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By Lou - 6 Years Ago
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I'm going to guess the meaning of the numbers after the date code on this plate. Dallas built about 900 cars a day, so 3500 plus cars in 3 days seems out of the question. I think 352 is part of the 6 digit dealer order number (this number is of ording cars only and not the dealer number) and 5 is the fifth car in the order . I could be way off so please take this information with a grain of salt.
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By Rusty_S85 - 6 Years Ago
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Lou (12/7/2018)
I'm going to guess the meaning of the numbers after the date code on this plate. Dallas built about 900 cars a day, so 3500 plus cars in 3 days seems out of the question. I think 352 is part of the 6 digit dealer order number (this number is of ording cars only and not the dealer number) and 5 is the fifth car in the order . I could be way off so please take this information with a grain of salt.
Well that's more than what Ive gotten before. I was figuring the number after the date code was the numbered vehicle built up to that point in time for 1956 at this dealership.
The E was throwing me for a loop and up to now, no one has been able to say anything about the E till you mentioned it was a dealer order code for the number vehicle a dealership ordered.
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