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 > > ________________________________ > > From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Carlton Schroeder > Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 1:42 PM > To: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > 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 > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > To send a message to this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > For list server instructions, go to > http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm > > > > ________________________________ > > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > > * Visit your group "Chrysler300 > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300> " on the web. > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=Unsubscribe> > > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms > of > Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . > > > ________________________________ > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > To send a message to this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > For list server instructions, go to > http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/