Topic: Radiator Hose Marking -

[jwc66k]

On my 66 "K" engine are two radiator hose marked with the current hose part numbers, C6ZE-8286-A lower and C4ZE-8260-A upper, plus a Falcon service part number, C3DZ-8286-J (?) lower and C3DZ-8260-H upper. This are about the only parts I know of that have an engineering, aka assembly line part number, and service part number, the "Z" in the fourth position, that show up on Mustangs. I got these from Marti Auto and I know that Kevin did a lot of research on the parts he sells, still, did Ford use the dual part numbers as described on these parts?
Jim

[CharlesTurner]

Some, but not all had the extra service number stamping.  No clue if this was something that Ford required from the supplier.

[sanluis09]

Hi,

I was reading this topic and come up with a doubt. Talking about part number C4ZE-8260-A, I've seen several examples (original and repro) that have an A-Y marking right next to FoMoCo logo. I know that AY is the vendor code, in this case Firestone. But there are others (AU for Goodyear, etc).

But, what about 4V markings? I've seen a lot of examples that instead of A-Y, had 4V next to the FoMoCo logo. What does 4V stands for? Is it for type of engine (289 4V) ? If so, does it means that a 289 2V car must not have that specific stamped hose? So, what should a 289 2V have?


Regards,
sanluis09