3.8L V6 Block+Heads Swap Questions
 

CoogarXR opined in :

> Hello all,
>
> It's been a while since I have posted. I have a 3.8L coming out of an
> 83
> Cougar that is carburated. I have an 85 Marquis (little one, not grand)
> with a 3.8 TBI. I would like to put the 83's block and heads into the 85
> (the 85 burns oil like a refinery, but the body is in great shape). I
> have a few questions for the gurus:
>
> 1. Will the intake's swap? (The gasket part numbers are the same)
> 2. Will I run into cam problems? (The cam part numbers are close, but
> not the same)
> 3. Anything else I should replace during the swap? Rod bearings, oil
> pump, etc?
>
> I would love to just stuff a 351 or 302 in it, but I am broke!
>
> Thanks,
>
> CoogarXR
> 1983 351w Project
>
>

Since I gets my pathetic jollies from doing web searching..
from the Jasper "order info" site:

1983 coog
Block casting: E2AE-HD
Block casting location: DRIVERS SIDE-AT REAR OF THE BLOCK
Crank casting: E2AE-DB
Crank casting location: BETWEEN #4 MAIN & #6 ROD JOURNALS
Head casting: E2AE-FC E3SE-A9D
Head casting location: UN.VAL-COV.BETWEEN 1 & 2 VAL.SPRINGS

!985 Marq
Block casting: E5AE-EA E4AE-EA E3AE-BA1
Block casting location: DRIVERS SIDE-AT REAR OF THE BLOCK
Crank casting: E3AE-AA
Crank casting location: BETWEEN #4 MAIN & #6 ROD JOURNALS
Head casting: E2AE-FC E3SE-A9D
Head casting location: UN.VAL-COV.BETWEEN 1 & 2 VAL.SPRINGS

Despite the block differences, the heads look the same and I would bet
they'll work with the later intake unless there's a difference in the deck
height. To find out... look up replacement rod and piston specs for each
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