Thanks Sospan,
I have the V5, I know the number, I’m just looking for it on the engine.
I’ve been sent the correct owners manual for the period, so now I know where it should be, but often wasn’t - that’s Morgan..... Talking to old Ford forum members it’s likely the engine number at the time was on a label that was removed during manufacture.
Mystery solved, next time it get the engine rebuilt I’ll get the correct number stamped where the manual says it should be.
Cheers
