Hi Jim,
I too have a factory 1725cc "short block" which has no serial numbers on the
customary surface.
I also have a Rootes replacement 1725cc engine. As was mentioned in another
response, it is identified by a plate on the left side of the block. However,
different to what was mentioned, my Rootes replacement engine plate is mounted
with short (1/4") machine screws, not rivets, into tapped holes located at the
back of the block, hidden by the starter when it is mounted. The replacement
engine does have a serial number from the B395 series, however, and is a
couple of thousand after the body number of the car from which it was
removed....which leads to another question.
Digging out from todays snowfall
John Slade
Manotick, ON
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