hi there i am looking for the date of manufacter for the block and heads of my mel.block is stamped ws2030 the heads are ed6090 plus i have one head b9me-6090-a 8a0l.plus i would like to know if there were any upgrades done past this date and what were they.o ya what is the proper paint code for this engine in canada.thanks inadvance derek

The B9me-6090-a should be:

B9 = 1959
M = MERCURY
E = ENGINE, POWERTRAIN & CHASIS PRODUCT ENGINEERING
6090 = CYLINDER HEAD PART NUMBER
A = FIRST DESIGN

I don't have the product line code and design code numbers for the Edsels.

ED = ?
6090 = CYLINDER HEAD PART NUMBER

The heads on the 58 Edsel 410, The 58-64 Lincoln 430, 58-60 Mercury 383 & 430 are interchangable but I can't break down the numbers for you on the ED head or the ws block.

EDG were Merc's and >?
EDJ's were T-Birds

"i am looking for the date of manufacter for the block and heads of my mel.block is stamped ws2030 the heads are ed6090 plus i have one head b9me-6090-a 8a0l.plus i would like to know if there were any upgrades done past this date and what were they.o ya what is the proper paint code for this engine in canada"

I haven't the casting numbers for the 410 but the one cylinder head is a replacement (B9ME).

Early Casting I.D. Nos;

EDG = 383
EDH = 410
EDJ = 430

ED 6015 was used on both the 1958 383/430 as they used the same block. I need to do more EDSEL research.

There is further casting I.D. and date code information on this site.