Hemis are real easy to ID. The geads are VERY wide, and the spark plugs go
down in wells in the center of the valve covers. In the 56 Fury at least,
the first letter of the engine serial number starts with an "F" for Fury.
At 12:34 PM -0700 7/13/98, Joe Mopar wrote:
> Hello all,
> I am going to take a look at a 1959 fury today and it doesn't have the
> original engine in it. It sounds like the guy isn't sure which engine
> it is. He said that it came out of a 50's DeSoto and that it was a
> 392 Hemi. I can't find that the 392 was ever put into the DeSoto. I
> was wondering if the wisdom of the list might tell me what to look for
> to be able to Id this mystery engine. He claimed that it was a hemi,
> how could I tell? Thanks. Peter Galmish
> pgalmish@xxxxxxxxx
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