---- Joe Mopar <peter_galmish_at_mcrel-denver@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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
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Someone already mentioned that the 392 is generally not a DeSoto engine although
we keep seeing exceptions to what Chrysler tells us, what's another one?
All Chrysler Hemis have spark plug holes going through the valve covers. If the
plugs are located BELOW the valve covers it's not a Hemi, except in the case of
that wierd Australian Six...
Chrysler-make Hemis almost always have "Chrysler FirePower" stamped into the
valve cover. I say "almost" because I once saw a '58 Imperial with what was
definitely a 392, but the valve cover said "Imperial".
DeSoto Hemis generally have nothing stamped into the valve cover; instead the
info. (i. e., "DeSoto FIREFLITE V-Eight") is stamped into the spark plug cover.
(So used to seeing race Hemis I almost forgot about the spark plug cover! A
factory 392 will have this too.)
I don't think a DeSoto valve cover will fit a 392; it's amazing how little
interchangeability those early Hemis (also incl. Dodge) had.
You can also tell by the engine number, but I don't have my engine number
reference handy at the moment...
Mike Sealey
MoPar Fanatic Almost Since Birth!
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