Shannon,
You can identify a 383 or 361 by the raised pad on the engine with the
engine id number stamped in it. On the 361 engine the pad will be located
next to the distributor. On the 383 which should be a raised deck block the
pad will be located under the air conditioning compressor. I'm not sure what
year they went away from the raised deck block for the 383 but I believe 61
was the last year. If it is not a raised deck block but instead a low deck
block the number pad will be beside the distributor on the 383 just like the
361. You can look at the numbers and figure it out. They usually have 361 or
383 stamped in the pad. Hope this helps
Larry
60 Desoto
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From: Shannon White <swhite@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, April 15, 1999 8:47 AM
Subject: [FWDLK] 383 or 361?
>Hello
>
>I believe I have a 383 in my 61 Chrysler Windsor. I thought that was
>the only V8 that it came with. Now I know that it can also come with
>a 361. I still think I have a 383, but I'm not totally sure. I do
>not know how to identify mopar engines (I grew up around ch$#ys).
>Does anyone know a quick, easy way of identifying what type of engine
>I have by looking at it? Like a 383 has the water pump here, while
>the 361 has it over here, or something like that. If you want to see
>the engine before I cleaned it up (don't have a picture of it clean
>yet), it can be found at
>http://waco.tstc.edu/~swhite
>I'd put a link straight to it, but I forgot the exact location of the
>jpg. If you go to my page, go to my cars, and then the 61 Windsor.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>-Shannon
>
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>Shannon White Waco, TX
> MoProud of my Mopars!
> '60 and '61 Chrysler Windsors
> swhite@xxxxxxxx
> http://waco.tstc.edu/~swhite
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