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==Valve cover bolts== One of the easiest ways to determine what ''family'' a Ford engine belongs to is to count the number of fasteners holding on the valve covers: *2 bolts: '''Y-block''', 239/256/272/292/312. Produced from 1954 to 1964 *5 bolts: '''FE''', 332/352/360/361/390/391/406/410/427/428 *6 bolts: '''90 degree V8''', 221/255/260/289/302/351W *7 bolts: '''385 series''', 429/460, as well as 370 truck *8 bolts: '''335 series''', 351C/351M/400
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