I check a few websites a couldn't locate that engine number. Did you get
that # off the front passenger side of the block below the head?
If you pull a valve cover theirs a stamping number as well that might help
identify the year.
Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Mintmier <tenisguy@gte.net>
To: joe <chevy1@jps.net>
Cc: oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, June 07, 2001 7:58 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Chevy 305 engine x-mac-creator="4D4F5353"
>Thanks to everyone who has offered advice so far. The only number that I
>have found on the engine so far is 14037053. Underneath it are the letters
>GMCFM. The number was on the top of the engine beneath the air cleaner
>behind the carb. After searching the web, the only number that I can find
>that is close is 140570053, which I think identifies the intake manifold.
>That doesn't help me because it listed that intake manifold for a 305 or
350
>engine with a QuadraJet carb, which I already knew. As for the
transmission,
>in addition to the seller telling me that it was a 700R4, I got that
>information from this web site: http://www.f-body.org/tech/tech.htm.
>According to the site, the 700R4 was the only automatic transmission
>available in 1983 Camaros. That site is also why I believe that the car
has
>a 305 engine. The only way that it wouldn't is if it was replaced at some
>point. I guess I'll take another look for correct casting number.
>
>Mark
>1950 Chevy 3100
>1952 Chevy 3100
>
>joe wrote:
>
>> Mark,
>>
>> If you write down the engine numbers on the front passenger side of the
>> engine right below the head and the number or the rear drivers side of
the
>> block just before the transmission, you can go to www.mortec.com/ and
look
>> up the information.
>>
>> The 305 is still a good engine for the AD.
>>
>> I don't think they were producing the 700R4 in 1983.
>>
>> Joe
>>
>> ----Original Message-----
>> From: Mark Mintmier <tenisguy@gte.net>
>> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>> Date: Monday, June 04, 2001 6:37 PM
>> Subject: [oletrucks] Chevy 305 engine x-mac-creator="4D4F5353"
>>
>> >I've been lurking on the list for several years now, and I'm finally
>> >getting to the point where I'm ready to start taking care of some of the
>> >"big" things on my truck (IFS, rearend, engine, etc.). I just purchased
>> >a 1983 Camaro for parts, and I'm interested in opinions from the list.
>> >I was told when I bought it that the car had a 350 engine and a 700R
>> >transmission. After doing some further checking, it seems more likely
>> >to me that the car has a 305 engine. I'm happy with the transmission,
>> >but my first question for the group is how can I tell the difference
>> >between the 305 and the 350? If it is indeed a 305, is this still a
>> >good engine for an Advance Design truck? I suppose the engine could
>> >have been changed somewhere along the way, but if it is a 305, is there
>> >any major reason why I shouldn't consider it for my '50?
>> >
>> >Thanks,
>> >Mark Mintmier
>> >1950 Chevy 3100
>> >1952 Chevy 3100
>> >Johnstown, PA
>> >oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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