Re: Engine I.D. Dilemma

[jlandry@domain.elided (John A. Landry)]

The source of the putrid rotting smell of his infected gums became
immediately apparent when Kevin J De Vries <special.k1@domain.elided> opened his
mouth and said:

>The serial number on the head is  216 368/R1

A 304 head for a contour top piston.

>and the # on the block is  217 144/R2

It's a 304 alright.

>The big problem is
>that I gave him a intake manifold off a '77 345 and he claims it doesn't
>match up, it's too big for the block.

That's because a 345 intake doesn't fit the smaller 304 block.

Regards,

John L.
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