the numbers are often hard to see and hidden behind the power steering filler, but there, you might have to sand some paint off to make them visible.? they arent stamped very deep! -----Original Message----- From: Gary Pavlovich <glpavlovich@xxxxxxx> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx Sent: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:33 pm Subject: Re: Disappointing Discovery / ID'ing a Poly Bill,? Face the engine and tell me what numbers and letter are on the front face of the engine block just to the right of the timing cover below the driver side head.? Gary Pavlovich? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill" <Y1TopBanana73@xxxxxxxxx>? To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>? Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 9:13 AM? Subject: Re: Disappointing Discovery / ID'ing a Poly? ? > From what I can tell in the FSM it'll just say "A-318", right? The FSM? > didn't describe WHERE to look for the number, you just have to guess @? > where the drawing is of on the block! Is there any way to tell the? > year by casting numbers on the side , etc? And they did not VIN stamp? > or cast anything into the poly motors, correct?? >? > Ultimately, I'm going for is there ANY to tell if this is the original? > motor or not?? >? > Bill M? > 65 Coronet 500 'vert? >? > On 10/15/07, Gary H. <62to65mopar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:? >>? >> The ID is, I believe, on the front of the block, driver's side, just? >> below where the head bolts on.? >>? >> I've never seen a blue painted poly motor, fwiw. That doesn't mean there? >> were none. One paint reference I have says truck motors were yellow with? >> black accessories.? >>? >> Gary H.? >>? >>? >> Bill wrote:? >> >? >> ...so my question is...where are the ID numbers on a Poly? >> > motor? And when did they paint Poly motors blue? ...? > ? ----? Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks!? ? '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:? ? ? ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.