454 Engine Serial Number Location

Where to look. There may be a great deal of grease and crud covering them that will have to be cleaned before you can read them. Also trying to read them while the motor is in a vehicle can also be harder, especially the block casting numbers and casting dates at the rear of the block. Hang in there, if you try, you can use a mirror and a little patience for the hard to see and reach areas. Some folks also use a piece of aluminum foil to make a rubbing of the numbers and dates on the rear ledge of the block. Others have used children's Playdoh to make an impression of the numbers. Keep in mind that some of the numbers or letters can be difficult to read.

By the way, the staff record for junkyard engine pulls is five in one month. Let us know if you can top it.

A '6' can look like an '8' or an '8' can look like a '3'. A upper case letter 'I' can look like the numeral '1' and visa versa. Some times part of the number may be missing. A 'T' can have the top horizontal part of the letter missing making it look like the upper case letter 'I' or a lower case letter 'l'. Remember that you have to look at ALL of the numbers, features and parts characteristics to figure out what it is you are looking. A number of the casting dates refer only to the year of the decade so you will have to see which other features the part has to determine which decade it was made in.

Some casting dates do have the year and the decade indicated, making it easier. We are always looking for new Chevy engine castings numbers. If you have some information you want to share with us and our visitors, send us an email with the data. Right now we are limiting our listings to Chevy V-8 blocks, cranks and heads.

As new castings are released on late models keep your eyes open for the new numbers. The diagram above shows where each of the casting identifiers is located on the engine. (1) shows the location of the HEAD CASTING NUMBERS and the HEAD CASTING DATE located under the valve covers, in the rocker arm valley. (2) shows the position of the BLOCK CASTING DATE on the rear ledge of the block near the bell housing mounting surface. If you have an early big block or a late model smallblock, the BLOCK CASTING DATE may be on the passenger side of the engine block, (see 2A), instead of the rear ledge of the block. Some smallblock blocks may also have the BLOCK CASTING DATE on the driver's side of the block. (3) indicates the position of the BLOCK CASTING NUMBER.

Later blocks may also have the size of the engine displacement in liters listed at (3). (4) indicates the position of the ENGINE ASSEMBLY DATE/SUFFIX CODE and partial VIN code information on the front of the block. (5) on the rear flange of the block, on the drivers side near the oil filter pad, is an alternate block location for some VIN codes.

(6) indicates the sides of the block where some blocks may have the size of the motor indicated in cubic inches or in liters. The last three numbers of the block casting number may also be repeated in this location. Chevy V8 Block Casting Number Locations There are three block casting number types to look for: the block CASTING NUMBER, the block CASTING DATE and the ENGINE ASSEMBLY DATE/SUFFIX CODE.

Block Casting Number. The block casting number on smallblock and big block Chevy V-8 motors is located on a ledge found at the rear of the block, most often on the driver's side. This ledge is below the deck of the block and the ledge forms the mating surface between the block and the transmission bellhousing.

Some of the later model blocks have the casting number on the passenger side of this ledge. The number itself can have 6, 7 or 8 numeral digits.

They might look like this '361959' or '3970010' or '14015445'. The block casting numbers do not have any letters in them. There are sometimes individual letters found on blocks like 'GM' or 'CFD' for the Central Foundry Division, but they are not part of the block casting number. Also some of the later blocks have the size of the motor shown in liters. You may see a '5.0' (305) or '5.7' (350) cast on the rear ledge of a smallblock or a '7.4' on the side of a big block 454.

On the side of some later blocks the last three digits of the block casting number are cast into the block, but these are difficult to see when the engine is in a vehicle. Block Casting Date The block casting date indicates when the block itself was cast in the foundry. This date does not indicate when the motor was assembled and then later placed into the vehicle at the factory.

The block casting date is usually found on the rear ledge of the block on the passenger side, but some later model blocks have the casting date on the driver's side of the rear ledge. Some of the early big blocks made in the Sixties have the block casting date located on the passenger side of the block near the freeze plug holes. On these, if the early big block is in the car you will have to get under the motor to see the casting date. Do it while the car is on a lift. The casting dates look something like this 'E 12 7'. The 'E' stands for the month of the year with 'A' being the month of January, 'B' being the month of February and so on thru the letters to December. In this case the 'E' stands for the month of May, the fifth month of the year and the fifth letter of the alphabet.

The '12' stands for the 12th day of the month. The '7' is the year of the decade. Now unfortunately this could be '57, '67, '77, '87 or '97 depending on which part you are looking. Some casting dates have both the year of the decade and the decade itself. They look like this 'E 12 77', meaning May 12, 1977. The fun starts when you have a casting date from the first nine days of the month that look like this 'D 2 6'. Does that stand for April 2,1966 or does it stand for April 26th and the year is missing or hard to see?

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It’s no secret that we spend too much time in junkyards for our own good. This is because, despite the name, there’s actually lots of great stuff in most junkyards, and engines top the list. We’ve assembled this quick ‘n’ dirty guide to identifying engines at the boneyard so you won’t get stuck with a 350 Olds when you thought you were pulling a 455 (we’ve done that). Since there’s not enough space to identify every engine you’re likely to encounter, we included only V-8s and focused specifically on those you’d probably want.

We also included tips on how to spot a few of the dogs that are often confused for more desirable engines. Big thanks go to Tony Martinez and Carl Bourdon Jr. At Memory Lane Collector Car Dismantlers in Sun Valley, California, and Todd Cashman at Ford Only in Los Angeles for sharing their expertise. Scroungin’ Tips • Never trust the VIN code or emissions sticker. How do you know the engine hasn’t already been swapped?

People do odd things in their attempts to keep old cars running forever, including bizarre engine swaps; we recently spotted a Buick 401 Nailhead in a ’65 Dodge pickup. If you’re lucky, you may find a fresh 350 crate motor that someone dropped into an older car. More likely, it’s a 305 when it should be a 350. • Land barges often house big-blocks. Back when some of Detroit’s heftiest models tipped the scales at close to 3 tons, mega-cubes were required to get all that mass movin’.

Telugu Dj Mix Songs Free Download 2013. Electras and Imperials are still the best source for cheap 455s and 440s. • The grosser the better. An engine caked with three decades of road grime is more likely to be original and unmolested than a clean one. Heinous filth also often deters other would-be treasure seekers from taking a closer look or yanking the mill.

• Don’t overlook trucks. Although shunned by car crafters as performance vehicles, trucks, and even motorhomes, were often available with the same engines as passenger cars, but some had forged cranks, four-bolt mains, and other goodies. They’re also the last bastion of the big-block Chevy. • Get it while you can. Most junkyards will sell a complete engine with all its accessories and brackets for much less than the sum of the individual part prices. Not only does having every bracket and bolt make your future swap easier, you might have a hard time even finding some of these parts for a less-common motor when you need them.

Chevy 400 Some, but not all, Chevy 400s have three freeze plugs per side (rear block) instead of two like other small-blocks; others have 400s have three bosses but are drilled with only two plugs (front block). Another way to tell an externally balanced Chevy 400 by its harmonic damper, which is weighted on the backside; the 350’s damper is neutrally balanced.

Two- and four-bolt-main 400 blocks were produced from 1970 to 1980 with these casting numbers. 330817 ’72-’80 two-bolt 3951509 ’70-’71 four-bolt 3951509 ’74-’75 two-bolt 3951511 ’70-’71 four-bolt Big-Block Chevy Big-block Chevy engines are easily distinguished from small-blocks by their wide cylinder heads and splayed valves. However, telling a late 396 from an early 402 can often be very tricky because the factory used 396 blocks to produce some 402s.

In that case, the way to tell is from the engine suffix code stamped on the ID pad, which is located on a deck surface ledge extending from the front of the block just ahead of the cylinder head on the passenger side. There are too many codes to print here, but the MSA-1 series and Chevrolet By The Numbers both have complete listings.These casting numbers have been used on Chevy big-blocks: 345014 ’74-’86 454 truck 346236 ’74-’76 454 two-bolt 359070 ’74-’90 454 truck 361959 ’73-’85 4 ’66-’67 3 ’65-’66 3 ’66-’67 4 ’66 3 ’67 3 ’67 4 ’68 4 ’68 3 ’68-’69 4 ’68-’69 3 ’69 4 ’69 396/4 ’69-’71 427/4 ’73-’76 4 ’69-’72 396/402/4 ’72-’78 4 ’72 4 ’72 45 ’75-’87 454 truck Other Chevys A way to quickly identify Chevy engines out of the car is by the shape of the crankshaft flange. Note: Prior to 1968, all small-blocks had a round crankshaft flange. Year Block casting number ’61 723 ’62 068 ’63 814 ’64 422 ’65 656 Mopar B and RB Low-deck B engines (361s, 383s, and 400s) can be easily distinguished from raised-deck RB engines (413s, 426s, and 440s) by the location of the engine identification pad. On B engines, the pad, which is stamped with the engine displacement, is located on the passenger side of the block just below the distributor (A). The ID pad on RB engines is located at the front of the engine above the water pump housing (B) and may be obscured if an AC compressor is mounted.

Both ID pads include a stamped single-letter date code (starting with the letter A for 1965, B for 1966, etc.) and the displacement. A letter E stamped after the displacement indicates the engine has a cast crank. Mopar LA Engines Externally, small-block Chryslers all basically look the same, but they’re easy to identify because the factory stamped them with an ID code on the front of the block just below the cylinder head on the driver side. The code is a series of numbers that indicate production location and date, as well as displacement.

(Note: some 273s are stamped only “27”.) Many 318s and most 340s and 360s also have the displacement cast as the last three digits of the casting number on the side of the block. An easy way to spot a late externally balanced 340 or any 360 is to look for a balance weight on the harmonic balancer (right). You can differentiate 340s and 360s by the displacement cast as part of the casting number. Mopar Poly 318 Produced from 1957 to 1966, the Polyspheric 318 shares the same displacement as its later and more popular kin (but not much else), and it’s probably best avoided. You can easily spot one by its scalloped valve covers. Oldsmobile A quick way to differentiate between small-block (307, 330, 350, 403) and big-block (400, 425, 455) cylinder heads is by the casting identifier. Small-block heads are marked with a number cast into the lower left corner of the head over the exhaust port; big-block heads, like this one on a 455, have a letter in the same location.

The casting number on Olds engines is located at the front of the block on top of the timing gear housing. A nine-digit engine ID code is stamped on a pad directly below the Number One cylinder. The first digit is a 3, signifying the Oldsmobile division, followed by a single digit for the year, e.g. 2=1972, a letter designating the assembly plant, and a six-digit serial number that will match the VIN if the engine is original to the car. If you’re searching for an Olds 455, here are the casting numbers to look for: 396021F (’68-’71); 396021Fa (’72-’76); and 231788L (service replacement). Buick Buick 350 and 455 engines can be identified by the location of the engine serial number on the block without actually decoding the number.

On 350s, the serial number is stamped on the front of the block below the driver-side cylinder head. On 400s and 455s, the serial number is stamped on the block between the first two spark plugs and the exhaust manifold on the driver side. On a Buick 455, the displacement is cast into the top of the bellhousing flange at the back of the block. On 350s, it’s at the back of the intake manifold. AMC The AMC 290, 304, 343, 360, 390, and 401 all share the same external specifications, and the intake manifolds interchange. They can be identified by the cubic-inch displacement cast into the block on either side.

The number is under the engine mount brackets, so you may need to feel it rather than see it. Pontiac On most Pontiac 350, 400, and 455 blocks manufactured after 1968, the cubic inch displacement is cast into the driver side of the block just in front of the first freeze plug (arrow).

On 428 blocks, the displacement is cast upside-down near the center of the block, also on the driver side. A three- or four-digit date code is located on the distributor pad at the back of the engine. The first letter indicates the month (A=January, B=February, etc.), the second and third digit correspond to the day of the month, and the last digit is the year.

The last two digits of the year are also cast in large numbers near the distributor hole. Somebody screwed up on this 455 because one date says ’75 and the other says ’76. Here are some other tips for dating and identifying Poncho blocks: (A) Pre-’67 blocks have two freeze plugs per side, while later blocks have three.

(B) Prior to 1970, blocks were drilled and tapped with two motor mount holes; after ’70, there were five holes, but on some blocks, only three are drilled and tapped. (C) Under the intake manifold, the last two digits of the displacement (i.e., 55 for 455, 50 for 350, 00 for 400) are cast into the center of the lifter valley. Ford Engine Families Even a hard-core Ford guy will tell you that some engines in the Blue Oval family are very difficult to distinguish externally, thanks to the fact that Ford often used identical blocks to assemble different displacement engines. For example, both the 429 and 460 big-blocks (385 series) and the 351M and 400M share identical blocks and heads.

Ford was pretty good about pasting engine identification stickers on the valve covers, but if either the heads or valve covers have been replaced, you’re left in the dark. The only way to identify these engines for sure is to check the throw of the crank. From 1965 on, Ford engines were equipped with a stamped metal ID tag, which carries the displacement and model year among other info. This tag is generally attached to either the intake manifold in front of the carb or to the ignition coil on the front of the engine, if you’re lucky enough to find an untouched original. This tag was on a ’65 352 FE.

The first two digits of cast-in Ford part numbers are useful for dating a part (A). The first letter designates the decade (C=’60-’69, D=’70-’79, E=’80-’89), and the number indicates the year. This is a ’64 casting. On 289/302 small-blocks, the displacement is also cast into the manifold (B), but this can be misleading because manifolds are interchangeable. 460 Although the 429- and 460ci big-blocks can be distinguished from other Ford engines by their seven valve cover bolts, the only way to tell the 429 from the 460 is by the length of the stroke–3.59 vs. If measuring doesn’t work or if the pan is already off the engine block, the casting number on the crank readily separates the two. CID Year Crank Casting Number 429 ’68-’78 4U, 4UA 460 ’68-’78 2Y, 2YA, 2YAB, 2YABC 460 ’79-up 3Y Ford 351/400 The 351 Cleveland and the 351/400M have similar heads with eight cover bolts, but they have different bellhousing patterns.

The Cleveland shares a bellhousing pattern with the small-block Windsors (shown, on left), while the 351M/400 block (right) uses the larger pattern of the 429/460 big-blocks. Note the different spacing between the upper two sets of bolt holes (arrows).

Ford 351 Windsor Ford made three different engines that carried a 351ci displacement, leading to a great deal of confusion. The popular 351 Windsor, which has six-bolt valve covers, is basically a raised-deck version of the 289/302 small-blocks. The taller deck surface is visible at the front and back of the block. These two ribs (arrows) at the back near the distributor clearly distinguish this as a 351 Windsor. Ford 351 Cleveland The 351 Clevelands and 351/400M engines have large, square heads with splayed valves and eight cover bolts. Cleveland heads are marked with a large numeral 2 or 4 in the upper corner of each head, signifying either a two- or four-barrel application.

Produced only with two-barrel carbs, 351M/400 engines either have an “M” on each corner or no mark at all. The only way to tell a 351M from a 400 is by measuring the stroke. The 351M stroke is 3.50 inches; the 400M stroke is 4.00 inches.

Ford FE Series The FE series of engines, produced in displacements of 332, 352, 360, 361, 390, 406, 410, 427, and 428 ci between 1958 and 1976, has a five-bolt valve cover and Chevy-style water pump and is also identifiable by its intake manifold, which forms part of the valve cover surface. Cadillac The torque-monster 472 and 500ci Cadillac motors share the same block casting number, so identification must be made by checking the crank stroke: The 500 has a 4.3-inch stroke; the 472’s is 4.060 inches. With the pan off, crank ID is easy since only three casting numbers were used. All 472 cranks have a casting number ending in 424, which is cast on the edge of the third crank counterweight from the front. The 500s used cranks ending in either 094 or 793, which is cast on the side of the counterweight between the No. 4 crank throws.

From ’70 to ’74, 500s came only in front-wheel-drive Eldorados; in ’75 and ’76, they were available in all the large models. CC Sources While compiling this spotter’s guide, we relied on several excellent books loaded with info about engine identification. For the popular brands like Chevy, Ford, and Mopar, there are many books available. As a result of their tremendous popularity and the availability of good factory records, part and casting numbers for Chevrolet engines are particularly well documented.

A few of our favorites are MSA-1’s series of pocket-sized part and casting number guidebooks and Alan Colvin’s Chevrolet By The Numbers series published by Robert Bentley. Other useful books are High Performance Ford Engine Parts Interchange, by George Reid, and Ed Staffel’s Small-Block Chevy Parts Interchange Manual, both published by CarTech. Information is tougher to come by for Buick, Olds, and Pontiac, but we gleaned all we could from Pete McCarthy’s book, Pontiac Musclecar Performance 1955-1979, Dennis Mothershed’s Oldsmobile Numbers Swap Meet Guide, available from Dick Miller Racing Inc., and Steven Dove’s Guide to Buick Performance Engines, which can be ordered from Poston Enterprises.

We also picked the brain of Cadillac Larry Kruzick of Cadillac Motorsports Development. Check the source box for more on ordering these books.