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07-17-2007, 10:05 PM | #1 |
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Engine dating
I am just wondering how I can tell what year my engine was built. It's a 350 in a 71 chevy truck that I just bought for parts...and for the engine. It would have been great if it was original but unfortunately the truck was an original six cylinder.
I looked at the forward portion of the right cylinder head on the block where the number is, from my knowlege, typically located on our era motors. What else can I look for? Thanks in advance. Also once I get a number where can i decode it? Last edited by ArmyVette; 07-17-2007 at 10:05 PM. |
07-17-2007, 10:42 PM | #2 |
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Re: Engine dating
Look for a series of letters such as ckt chj tkc tag (c=cars motors t=truck motors). This will tell you the year,what it came in, hp, trans used.
Decode it here: http://www.teufert.net/sbchevy/sbchevy.htm (the block casting # will be behind the driver side head on the block)
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07-17-2007, 11:28 PM | #3 |
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well i managed to wrigle my way back there and from what i can tell it reads
14010302....then strangly on the other side it seems to read canada Any thoughts? EDIT: Well on another note I took a second look and managed to see the following K GM 5.0L I bought the truck for parts but I was planning on using the motor as well. Oh well you win some you lose some Last edited by ArmyVette; 07-17-2007 at 11:35 PM. |
07-18-2007, 02:35 PM | #4 |
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14010302 or is it 14010203 which is a '80 to '84 305?
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07-18-2007, 03:17 PM | #5 |
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