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[Grumpy]

Is this casting number a 1956 392?

563922

If so, is this a good motor? is it like a J2?

I don't know, and it belongs to a buddy. He wants to know whether to hold on to it and build it, or just sell it.

Thanks All

[Rocket88]

I've got a 55 324 whith that number on it.
I'm pretty sure my 54 and 56 motors have the same number as well.

[Grumpy]

Well. Ummm. Is that what this is? a 324?

is it a good motor?

He was told it was a J2, and got it free. So if not, no big loss.
But, He was thinking of putting it in a 34 coupe project in the future.

[RileyRacing]

J2's weren't intro'd til 57, so I doubt it...

Ask Yorgatron or some of the other rocketeers for sure...

Jay

[yorgatron]

#2 is early 303.
#7 is a 54 head.
#8 is a 55 head.
#10 is a 56 head.
any of these numbers on the heads? that's the easy way.otherwise i gotta go look it up...

[Blownolds]

Take some calipers and measure the three following things on the block (unless you don't want to take it apart) and I'll tell you the year of the block:

1)lifter or lifter bore diameter
2)cam journal diameter, or I.D. of cam bearings
3)cylinder bore diameter

Orrrr, you can check for the number stamped on a pad on the deck of the block, LH side, under the head in the middle (up through '57 they did this for sure. I keep forgeting what year they switched to stamping the engine code on the LH head).

How many bolts do the valve covers have, 2 or 5?

[DON_WOW]

Engine ID numbers
1949--8A1001 TO 8A193864 H PREFIX=HYDRA MATIC
1950--8A194001 TO 8A568689 H PREFIX= HYDRA MATIC
1951--8C1001 TO 8C287312 B PREFIX= SYNCHROMESH
1952--8R1001 TO 8R214478
1953--R215001 TO R549482
1954--V1001 TO V355083
1955--V400001 TO V983275
1956--A001001 TO A385513

[Blownolds]

Those will all be stamped on that pad on the LH deck unless the block has been decked.

[Rocket88]

Phew.....
I thought you guys had jumped ship!
You're just the "lurking" Rocketeers! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif