My "H" has an HP stamped on it as well as the R41 Jerry Lindsay ---- Don Verity <d.verity@xxxxxxx> wrote: > In 1960 the engine did not have a special # for the 300. The pad next to the distributor will have P 41 plus a build date. The P is for 1960, and the 41 is for 413. All the 60 413’s were stamped this way. The engine should have been built before the car was, within a few months I think. > Don > > From: LabLoverDC@xxxxxxx > Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 11:34 AM > To: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [Chrysler300] Engine ID and year > > > > Hello Folks--I am trying to determine if the engine in my 300 F (convertible) is original. Does anyone know how to tell that? It is currently out of the car, which is undergoing a complete restoration. It is a long ram motor, but beyond that I'm not sure what it is. > > I'm assuming there are numbers on the engine somewhere, but I haven't been able to find them, so I would really appreciate knowing exactly where to look, and how to interpret them once I do find them. > > If the engine turns out to be not original, is there a way to determine what year/car it would likely have been out of? > > I tried searching the list server because I'm sure this has been answered before, but I couldn't seem to find anything specific enough to help. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. > > Shannon > > 300 F convertible ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or go to http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join and select the "Leave Group" button For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/search.htm#querylangYahoo Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: Chrysler300-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Chrysler300-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo Groups is subject to: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/