Reference Details
- Common issue
- Later SEFI or modified carbureted engine, swapped T-5 or AOD, 8.8-inch axle, changed gears, or current badges represented as born-with equipment
- Confidence
- documented
- Correct value
- Record-supported four-barrel/T-5/3.08 or build-date-correct CFI/AOD/3.27 combination with matching calibration, emissions equipment, exhaust, cooling, and dates
- Where to check
- VIN and certification evidence, emissions label, engine identifiers, induction, calibration labels, transmission tag and case, clutch or automatic controls, axle tag and carrier, dates, and Ford records