hub cap ID and I6 ID
 

what year are these hub caps from, and can someone tell me where the #'s are on this I6? wanna figure year.

Thanks.

Re: hub cap ID and I6 ID
 

Those look like chevy Luv hubcaps.

Re: hub cap ID and I6 ID
 

The carb on the 6 banger is 1967 and older. The codes you are looking for iare located just behind the distributor. They will be stamped on the machined pad.

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Da-Burb is correct that the dress numbers stamped in the pad can tell you what day the engine was originally assembled on. There are also casting numbers above the dipstick that can tell you what day month and year the block was cast. Examples: known '67 292 L6 block --casting #s [CON2 F 22 7] = (CON)veyor line 2, (F)June (22)nd 196(7); dress #s [FO 626 UH] = Flint Michigan, June 26th /not sure what engine codes UH meant, but the LMC catalog lists UH as being on 292s made in '67 and '68. Color may be another clue, I'm not sure what year Chevy Engine Orange came in for L6s, but the first 292s in '63 were apple green, a carryover from the 261s they replaced. Of course a zealous rebuilder could've sprayed a rebuilt engine any color he had a lot of, like orange. Another clue may be the PCV valve line into the carb, early smog gear, which came on line in 1967. Also interesting air cleaner set-up. Is that an oil-bath air cleaner? I think those went out of fashion after '67. [But I could be wrong.]
You can run those numbers on the Inliners International board to learn more about the engine. There is also a casting number after the Conveyor numbers, like 363xxxx that can also be cross referenced.
www.inliners.org
My guess is it's a '67 250 L6.

Re: hub cap ID and I6 ID
 

OrangeSunshine, that's a power brake air cleaner. It's offest over the engine to allow booster clearance.

I have one on my beater truck. It's probably the most valuable part on the truck.

If the side covers are 4 inches tall, it's a 230 or 250. If they are 6 inches tall, it's a 292. Also, 292's have a bypass hose from the water pump to the thermostat housing, that the 230/250's didn't use.

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So there will be clearance problems on an L6 w/ a 4Bbl carb and new P/Bk Booster? More pronounced with a 292? My pickup has standard [drum] brakes, but I'm thinking of a 292 and power brakes in some future projects.
I traded out the 14" K&N 'sombrero' air cleaner from the old 292 and put it on the V8 350 [w/600CFM] in the '71 Jimmy, and moved the 12" K&N 'sombrero' to the new L6 292 w/ 500 CFM. Could I get by with a 10" x 5" tall K&N (if they make such a creature) in say a 292 [or bored .060-over, 301"]-powered '72 K/5 w/ P/S + P/Bks ? The Jimmy has factory P/Bks + P/S on a V8. No clearance problems there.

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Orange, I don't know how an aftermarket intake and carb setup will clear.

Here's my stocker on the beater....

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1131449433

Re: hub cap ID and I6 ID
 

I do think those are LUV caps.That came out funny.

Re: hub cap ID and I6 ID
 

thanks for the info guys. I know it has the smaller side covers, so it's a 230 or a 250, just have run the #'s to get the year. "LUV" ly caps, thanks special-k