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| Dave Shoe would have to know... |
| By Geoff McNew - 03/14/2003 7:33:04 AM; IP 66.52.140.72 |
Block ID question, and from the post archive, you 'da man. Got down to the shortblock (swapping my tired CJ heads for Edelbrocks and adding more cam). My Mach has a 428-SCJ with what the fella who built the engine said is a std. 4.13" bore '74 428 CJ service block...not the most desireable, but not homely either. Seems to check out:
-4E2 casting date
-iron chilling ribs external above pan
-"428" cast marks inside water jacket
-3 tapped oil plugs above cam plug
-reinforced 3-finger center main webs
It has no "C" sand scratch, but CJ service blocks didn't did they?
It has truck D2 TE main caps, but I understand that doesn't necessarilly mean an FT by this late a mfr. date either?
It doesn't have a drilling for air brake compressor oil return, nor does it have the truck's larger distributor shaft bore, so I'm thinking it is what was represented.
Here's a kicker though - it was cast by DIF, not MCC...in '74?
Oh, btw it has the correct 1UA crank, dampener, hatchet spacer, & capscrew rods...timing mark was 6 degrees retarded from true TDC however, which sorta explains why I never could get it to ping.
What are your thoughts, please. |
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