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Old 06-12-2022, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by acmemopars View Post
Can somebody point me to a document that will teach me how to decode the serial # on the back of the engine (427 side oiler) ?

Is there a registry of engine numbers ?

Some of the digits on my engine are hard to read but they appear to be:
8 F ? 3 ? 6 7 7

Thanks in advance
Mike
8F(blank-no stamp)35677

Service item, over the counter, where someone stamped numbers back in to block. Not as uncommon as you might imagine.
Casting numbers and date codes off the block and heads is your next step.

Bill S.
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