How about posting the block #'s on the back of the engine just behind the
head "on the drives side". This will give you a general list of years the
motor was used. The best information would be off the flat tab of the block
just in front of the passenger head.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bobby D Keeland" <bob_keeland@usgs.gov>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Motor ID
> Thanks to everyone who has answered parts of my question about a motor ID.
> I know that the heads were purchased separately from the block so who
knows
> what they came off of. I appreciate the firing order infor, but what
about
> the other numbers on the intake? I'll look for additional numbers on the
> block as I seem to be missing some info.
>
> BobK
> 51 3600 5-window (in pieces)
> Arnaudville, LA
>
>
>
>
> "Jim (Deacon) and
> Karen Magill" To: Bobby D Keeland
<bob_keeland@usgs.gov>,
> <dnkmagill@wtxs.net oletrucks@autox.team.net
> > cc:
> Sent by: Subject: Re: [oletrucks]
Motor ID
> owner-oletrucks@aut
> ox.team.net
>
>
> 02/03/03 12:32 PM
> Please respond to
> "Jim (Deacon) and
> Karen Magill"
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Bobby My charts show the same as yours and I would think the heads could
> be
> original by having the same years of application. The numbers on the
> intake
> 18436572 is the firing order. Deacon
>
> Bobby D Keeland wrote:
>
> > I've never been able to make heads or tails of the web sites I have
found
> > for ID of a chevy engine so I'll ask the combined expertise of this
> group.
> > I have what is supposed to be a mid-60s 283 that has been sitting for
> many
> > years following a complete rebuild (never run after rebuild). The
engine
> > was taken from a 1965 Pickup, but it may not have been original? This
> past
> > weekend my dad, brother and I checked and sure enough the motor will
turn
> > over (by hand with a pry bar across two bolts on the harmonic balancer).
> > Inside the cylinders/heads looks fine (when looking through the spark
> plug
> > hole). We got the following number and wonder what we really have. Can
> > anyone take the time to help?
> >
> > Block 3849852 seems to indicate a 283 from 1957-66
> >
> > This wide range of dates is not very helpful. I think that we may
> > need to find additional numbers that may be convered with paint.
> >
> > Head V1
> > GM13
> > 3795896
> > K143
> >
> > The heads were not the original head on the above block. As far as
> I
> > could tell this indicates a 1963-65 283 head with 60cc chambers, but I
> > cannot tell what they originally came off of (if that is possible).
These
> > numbers were at various places under the valve cover.
> >
> > ??
> > Intake 18436572 The 7 and 2 are educated guesses as
> the
> > area
> > was damaged by past grinding
> > 8788244
> > GM 2
> >
> > 1282
> >
> > Any help is most certainly appreciated.
> >
> > BobK
> > 51 3600 5-window (in pieces)
> > Arnaudville, LA
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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