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drewguere · 12-15-2006, 12:48 AM

My buddy bought a beater truck a while back and ran it for a while. Then pulled the motor, and is planning on dropping it into his newer truck.

I know its a 350, and it has headers. He says that its a crate motor thats bored, with a cam and whatnot, with 10K miles on it. He is going from what the previous owner is telling him, which seems like total BS.

The motor looks about 25 years old, and he says it was just because of an oil leak. But the block is a dark metal color with discolorations, definitly does not look like a crate motor, nor a motor with 10K on it. The valve covers look old as hell, and have an old looking decal that says 350 on it.

Is there a casting anywhere that will tell when the motor was made, and maybe if its really a crate motor, or just a stocker?

12-15-2006, 12:48 AM	#1
drewguere Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: VT Posts: 8	350 Crate Motor My buddy bought a beater truck a while back and ran it for a while. Then pulled the motor, and is planning on dropping it into his newer truck. I know its a 350, and it has headers. He says that its a crate motor thats bored, with a cam and whatnot, with 10K miles on it. He is going from what the previous owner is telling him, which seems like total BS. The motor looks about 25 years old, and he says it was just because of an oil leak. But the block is a dark metal color with discolorations, definitly does not look like a crate motor, nor a motor with 10K on it. The valve covers look old as hell, and have an old looking decal that says 350 on it. Is there a casting anywhere that will tell when the motor was made, and maybe if its really a crate motor, or just a stocker?



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