Re: [Chrysler300] 413 rebuild followup

[Marshall R Larson <yelof@xxxxxxxx>]

Wrong!  41 stands for 413 as 38 is 383, 42 is 426, etc.

Minnesota Marshall
Red G,  27 & 28 Dodge Brothers.

On Fri, 6 Jan 2006 14:43:21 -0800 "Doug Warrener"
<dwarrener@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Hi Carlton, the numbers that you list as being stamped on the 
> machined
> surface on the front of the block are confusing. The correct 
> stampings
> for a 300H engine should be S   43 ( the S means 1962 and the 43 
> means
> 413), HP (high performance) and a date stamping such as 2-24 ( FEB
> 24th). Check the H3 and the J2, perhaps the H is a poorly stamped 4 
> and
> the J is a poorly stamped 0. No HP stamp means it is not an H 
> engine.
> Also, as you probably know, the H engines came with solid lifters.
> Doug Warrener, 300H, Fair Oaks, CA 
> 
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> Subject: [Chrysler300] 413 rebuild followup
> 
> 
> Thank you to everyone who provided advice - it was all very 
> helpful.
> 
> The heads had previously been gone over and I could see a couple of 
> new
> valves so I didn't think about anymore work on them.  I will check
> whether hardened valve seats have been installed and if not, 
> probably
> get that done.  
> 
> Fern Rivard had the block and crank checked at a machine shop before 
> he
> provided them to me and it was their recommendation to grind the
> journals 0.010 (they are standard now but need cleaned up) and to 
> take
> the cylinders to 0.040 over (they are 0.030 now). 
> 
> I intend to have the machine shop assemble the engine, so I want him 
> to
> buy the rebuild kit - he is satisfied with all the various 
> manufacturers
> - and will then also take care of any conflicts/problem.  He sends 
> parts
> out for balancing and said it cost $165 more unless there were some
> serious weight differences.  So, I'm debating having that done.  I
> reconfirmed the prices and kit contents (wrist pins are included) 
> he
> gave me before and checked with our local Chrysler dealer and the
> Carquest shop I deal with and both people gave him a strong thumbs 
> up.
> This engine work is the first major work underway; I do intend to 
> have
> the trans redone by a pro too.  The rest of the work I think my
> son-in-law and I can handle.
> 
> I have tried to catch Fern Rivard by email but haven't had any luck 
> in
> the last few days.  Can someone help me with a few part numbers or 
> point
> me to a source?
> 
> block - 2205697-2,  R.L. 7-24-61 (in the casting, on the side); 2-J2 
> and
> H3 (stamped on machined surface at front)
> 
> rods - 1851595 LY   DF 84/86 MS 3049 L (cast in the web, on both 
> sides)
> 
> heads - 2402557-2 (cast on upper head surface)
> 
> crank - ? (have looked twice now but cannot find a part no. other 
> than a
> few odd digits, 18, 6, 9  (stamped on the outer edges of the
> counterweights) - where should the part no. be?
> 
> I'm sure Fern has given me compatible parts for the engine and I'm
> learning most 413/440/ and even some early 383' s had 
> interchangeable
> parts, but I did want to know just what I had.
> 
> As a final question (for now); how was the compression increase
> accomplished in the H motor?
> 
> Thanks again for everyone's help.
> 
> Carlton Schroeder      
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