Need Help Dating A Farmall M Engine

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Anonymous-0

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• Feb 4, 2014

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Numbers off side of the block are 6943 dj 5-9-W trying to find out what year it is
Thanks

 

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David G

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• Feb 4, 2014

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At least you are not computer dating it.

lol

 

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Brown Dirt Cowboy

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Jackson Mo

• Feb 4, 2014

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that block was cast on May 9, 1951

 

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souNdguy

Well-known Member

• Feb 4, 2014

• #1

candy / flowers?

always got me a few dates.


good luck ont e machine

 

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Greg K

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• Feb 4, 2014

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You beat me to it. It'll never work, you're just too different.

 

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Mott

New User

• Feb 4, 2014

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That's a good one..can i ask how do you come up with that date because the tractor its self is 1939 model

 

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David G

Well-known Member

• Feb 4, 2014

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The block numbers and frame numbers were originally matched, but the block must have been replaced.

 

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Dr. Walt

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• Feb 4, 2014

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"Need Help Dating A Farmall M Engine"

Give her a big drink of Premium fuel, a nice new coat (of paint), take her for a nice moon-light stroll in the South 40 , talk softly to her, and say nice things about her.

Works wonders, LOL!

:>)

 

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Brown Dirt Cowboy

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Location

Jackson Mo

• Feb 4, 2014

• #1

I got the date out of a IH data book that I have. The casting code letter for 1939 is I. I own farmall M ser# 1094. I looked a long time for a 39, have had it now for 15 yrs.

 

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Mott

New User

• Feb 4, 2014

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I found mine by luck gravel traveling and come across it sitting in a guys yard happend to know the guy so got it with bucket and pto mower for 500 bucks but the engine in it is locked up tight so i'm trying to salvage parts and need to find out the year since I'm sticking a chevy 350 in it

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Feb 4, 2014

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Why would you want to date a block head?

 

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Mott

New User

• Feb 4, 2014

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I'm trying to date the engine cuz its not factory to my tractor and i want the right year so i can sell the parts

 

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Brown Dirt Cowboy

Member

Location

Jackson Mo

• Feb 4, 2014

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check other castings for the date. the code letter for 1939 is I. someone may have replaced the motor or the tractor may not be a '39. let us know. thanks

 

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Mark - IN.

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• Feb 4, 2014

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Be careful. Some of these jokesters will give you ideas that will get you into trouble. I asked how to date a tractor once, and some of these same guys gave me ideas, so I followed them and got arrested. And when I called some of them to ask them to come bail me out, none of them answered their phones.

Mark

 

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PJH

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• Feb 4, 2014

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Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker

 

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D Slater

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• Feb 4, 2014

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Like someone said the block was cast in may-9-1951. But if it is in a M the block was replaced sometime. 6722DJ would be a original 51 engine casting.

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Feb 4, 2014

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a set of plugs and wires may lift her spirits most like new things

 

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Mott

New User

• Feb 4, 2014

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A date at the machine shop would lift her sprit and about 1000 dumped Into her.. The next date she got is with the junk man time for new life for the ole girl with some chevy power

 

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Dave I Love My H

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• Feb 5, 2014

• #1

Don't date machines. Date women.
Dave I Love My H
I love it, but I don't date it.