ok i will post the block code later today.. im going down to work on it and ill look over it again... the guy i bought the motor off said it was a 302 out of either a mustang or crown vic or somthing like that.. around early 80's.. ill look again and post the block code
The engineering code of mine that came out of a Crown Vic
E = 1980's
7 = 7th year of 1980's (1987)
T = Truck
E = Engine part
The 7 is the model year the thing was designed for, but like E7TE cylinder heads came out in '87 but were used well into the 90's... it isn't a for sure way to id something. They ran with that number until they changed something.
So don't plan on really nailing down what it is out of that way. You can get a hint of the year with it, maybe the make (Lincoln, Mercury...) the emissions sticker on the valve cover will tell you the year of emissions it met and what the displacement is. That is what to go by for what you actually have if it still has it. Variations in the front engine accessory drive might narrow it down too.
The engineering code thing is kind of a handy thing to catch onto, I could tell by the stickers on mine that it was later than the '84 it was advertised as. It even carried over to their tractor line too.