wheres the head #s on a 70 455 ?

Old November 28th, 2007, 09:33 AM
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wheres the head #s on a 70 455 ?

i have a 70 olds 98 that was my grandfathers , im wanting to sell it and i have a guy interested in it , but he wants to know what heads are on it , where do i find the type or head # on it ?

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Old November 28th, 2007, 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by oldsmobug
i have a 70 olds 98 that was my grandfathers , im wanting to sell it and i have a guy interested in it , but he wants to know what heads are on it , where do i find the type or head # on it ?

thanks for any info
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I don't exactly know what you are asking, however i can offer up this much. Your model designation for a 98 is 38400, either a 39, 57, 67, or 69 inlieu of the last two 0's, that designates sedan, town car ect. I do not show that model, but I can try to idendentify the engine for you. On the oil fill standpipe, you should have (hopefully) two letters, and below that some numbers that are date code stuff. If you can give me the two letters I can tell what engine it is, if the letters are gone I can guess, if you can tell me 2 or 4 barrell carb.
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Old November 28th, 2007, 01:59 PM
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If the engine is original in a 1970 Olds 98 it would be a 455 engine and E heads.....sounds to me like he wants the car just for the engine and heads....but maybe not.....the letter E should be on the cylinder head just above and to the left of the #1 sparkplug. The #1 sparkplug is the first plug on the driver's side nearest the front of the car.
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Old November 28th, 2007, 02:21 PM
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thanks guys ,i m heading over to my moms to clean out the trunk of some unwanted water and fire it up for a little bit , then shut it down and cover it up .
the guy did tell me he just wanted the drive train , i told him he had to take the barge with it if he wanted it ,,lol
if he doesnt take it ill post it for sale on here and post some pictures ,
nice car only has 43k on it ,has some rust on the trunk lid and surface rust on the horizontal surfaces .
thanks for the info guys
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top side of the head behind the spark plug hole
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found it , definatly E heads , thanks for the info guys ,
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