In a message dated 4/8/00 1:37:04 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
ace0027@attglobal.net writes:
> Scored a good one today! A friend of a friend is cleaned his garage
> and let me have a complete 283 with tranny (3-speed) for free if I would
> haul it off. Done deal!
> Now I got it here in the shop and am trying to I.D. it. But the code
> space on the front clyinder has no numbers or letters, and I can't find
> the numbers on the back listed in any of the sites I know of.
> It has a blow by on the back of the block, canaster oil filter, and
> a generator.
> If anybody can help the number on the block is: 731548
>
> Thanks!
> Terry & Ace
I may be wrong, but I think that if there are no numbers on the pad in
front of the pass. side head, then it was a replacement motor, not original
to any particular vehicle. The block numbers should be able to ID the motor
thuogh, just maybe not the application.
Mike
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