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Re: [oletrucks] Would appreciate help with block/head numbers

To: "Carl & Becky Ham" <the_hams@hotmail.com>, <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Would appreciate help with block/head numbers
From: "G. L. Perry" <glperry@fwi.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 10:45:21 -0500
Carl, first the passenger side is the "right" side, taken as sitting in
driver's seat!  I take it this is a V-8.
Is this a 56 truck? My 54 six engine is stamped similar with F54? in it's
code, so thinking that's the year.
The rest should be production serial number. 3 at start is for Chevy I
think, rest is serial. Not much help, but if it matches your VIN on door,
you have a rare unit with orig engine I'ld say. Must be a 265?

G. L. Perry

----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl & Becky Ham" <the_hams@hotmail.com>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 11:25 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] Would appreciate help with block/head numbers


> Cleaning up my engine and installing new intake, carb, distributor and
some
> dress-up items.  Came across this number stamped on the left (passenger)
> side of the block in front of the cylinder head
>
> 355809F56A
>
> This matches the VIN stamped on the driver's side door post, but my usual
> places for decoding VINs doesn't seem to make sense with this number.
>
> Cylinder heads have a casting number 8978487 with 130 cast directly below
> the first number.
>
> Anyone give me any clues or direct me to a website?  Thanks in advance.
>
> Carl Ham
> '56 Chvy TF Stepside
> Pontiac, IL
>
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