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Just for fun I pulled out all the old bearings to see all the date codes.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=812302022-08032009>Rod bearings - 10
are 7 4 = July 1964, 5 are10 3 = Oct 1963, 1 is 5 4 = May
1964</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=812302022-08032009>Main bearings - 4
are 3 - 4, 2 are 4 - 64, 4 are 5 - 64</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=812302022-08032009>My engines build
date is Jan 1965.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=812302022-08032009>Makes me think that
Ford stock piled these bearings early for the Rootes
build.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=812302022-08032009>Has anyone rebuild a
MK II original 289 and still has the original Ford bearings laying
about?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=812302022-08032009>It would be
interesting to know what those date codes are on an original
289.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=812302022-08032009>Ron
Fraser</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>