Thread: how can i tell what size my chevy engine is

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ok a year ago i bought the 72 chevy c10 as a project truck...well i'm almost done with the engine....new bearings basicly i rebuilt it ...and i have enery thing done..now the engine isnt the same year as the truck because the one of the prevous owner sitched the engine on it...i the guy i bout it from said it had a 1967 chevy 327....sso i bought a starter for that engine..it didnt fix..and i went to return it and i was buying a new distuber to and the guy said well that disbuter is for around a 76 so he got me a start and distbuter...i tried the started it fit but i didnt put it in at the time because i still had toreplace the bearings..and i went to put it in today and blelieve it or not some one stole my strater...i called auto zone and they said some one retured a starter under my name...so i'm like ok what ever i need the same starter and they said they needed the engine so i said 76 chevy 327 they said no such thing so i'm ready to start this bad boy up but i need to know the engine spec can some one tell me it theeres a way to tell with out haveing to take it apart ? thanks

If you have a 327 the casting number is usually located on the rear on the left or drivers side on top of bellhousing.

Heres a list of SBC casting numbers click the link

http://www.thedirtforum.com/castings.htm

SPELL CHECK PLEASE

on the back upper side there is some med.. size numbers starting with a 3 more then likely like 397 or some thing like that go to this site it will tell you everything you need to know about s/b in
b/b chevy engines.... http://www.mortec.com/castnum.htm
go to small blocks casting numbers have yours off the block first.
hope this helps

#.....SIZE...YEAR...MAIN CAP BOLTS....NOTES

140029.....350...80-84...2
330817.....400...72-80...2
355909.....262.....75....2
355909.....305...76-79...2
360851.....262...75-76...2...Monza V-8
361979.....305...77-79...2 or 4, some Canadian assembled heavy duty blocks have 4-bolt main caps
366245.....350...78-79...4...Bowtie
366286...................4...Bowtie, siamesed,
straight nodular iron main
caps, 2-piece seal, 4.00-4.150"
bores, 2.45" main journals
366298...................4...Bowtie, Aluminum, billet main caps, 3.398" bore with sleeves, two piece rear main seal.
366299...................4...Bowtie, Aluminum, nodular
iron splayed caps, wet sump,
4.00" bore
389257.....302.....67....2
393288.....283...65-67...2
460703.....350.....78....4
460776.....305...78-79...2
460777.....305...78-79...2
460778.....305...78-79...2 or 4, some Canadian assembled heavy duty truck blocks have 4-bolt main caps
471511.....267...79-82...2
3556519....283...58-61...2
3703524....265.....55....2...No oil filter
3720991....265...56-57...2
3731548....265...57......2...No side motor mounts
3731548....283...57......2...No side motor mounts
3737739....283...58-64...2
3756519....283...58-62...2
3782870....327...62-67...2
3789817....283...62-64...2
3789817....327...62-67...2
3789935....283...61-64...2
3790721....283...62-64...2...Chevy II recessed oil filter boss
3790721....327...65-66...2...Chevy II recessed oil filter boss
3791362....327...62-67...2...Chevy II recessed oil filter boss
3792563....327.....65....2
3792582....283...64-65...2
3794226....283...58-63...2
3794460....327...62-64...2
3830944....327.....63....2
3834810....283...64-66...2
3834812....283...62-63...2
3837739....283...58-62...2
3849852....283...57-66...2
3849935....283...65-67...2
3858174....327...64-67...2
3858180....327...64-67...2
3858618....350...68-76...2
3862194....283...65-67...2...Chevy II recessed oil filter boss
3862812....283...62-64...2
3892657....302.....67....2...Z-28 Camaro
3892657....327.....67....2
3892657....350.....67....2...Camaro
3896944....283...66-67...2
3896948....283...66-67...2
3903352....327.....67....2
3914636....307.....68....2
3914638....327.....68....2...Truck
3914653....307...68-73...2
3914660....327.....68....2
3914678....302.....68....2...Z-28 Camaro
3914678....327.....68....2
3914678....350.....68....2
3931174....307.....68....2...Truck
3932371....307...69-73...2
3932373....307...68-73...2
3932386....302.....69....4...Z-28 Camaro
3932386....327.....69....2
3932386....350.....69....4
3932388....327.....69....2
3932388....350.....69....2 or 4
3933180....327...68-69...2
3951509....400...70-71...4
3951509....400...74-80...2
3951511....400...70-73...4...Some replacement blocks had 2-bolt main caps
3956618....302.....69....4...Z-28 Camaro
3956618....327...68-69...2
3956618....350.....69....2 or 4
3956632....307.....69....2
3959512....327...62-67...2...Was also used for some "CE" replacement blocks
3959532....283...64......2...Used for some "CE" replacement blocks
3970010....302.....69....4...Z-28 Camaro
3970010....327.....69....2...Trucks and industrial
3970010....350...69-80...2 or 4
3970014....350...70-76...2 or 4
3970020....307...70-73...2
3970024....307...69-73...2
4715111....305.....80....2
6259425....350...69-76...2
10036033...350...........4...Goodwrench crate motor, 2-piece rear
seal, "Hecho en Mexico"
10046164...305.....86....2
10051182.................2 or 4...Bowtie, 3.75"-4.30" bores, 1 or 2-piece rear seal
10051184.................4...Bowtie, 4.00"-4.155" bores, 1 or 2-piece rear seal
10054727...350...86-up...2 or 4...

Boy tooltime you sure went to a lot of trouble to type that all up !

just trying to help another....

thanks so much all.....ita a 76 350 so when it warms up here ( north east ohio ) i'll put in the new starter and fire it up.....looking forward to the day.....but i dont feel like crawling under the truck while theres still snown on the ground....but like i said thanks much