engine block identification
#41
I got this car or what was left of one, the only marking on the body was on
the front driver side finder 442. It was a one owner and it was in a barn
for the last 27 years. the only thing that was good on it was the engine and
trans only. here's a list of are all the numbers on and in the motor.
Year : 1975
Make : Oldsmobile
Model : Cutlass Supreme
Body Style : 2-Door Coupe
Engine & Carb Type : 350 4bbl
Transmission Type : THM 350
Vichel VIN Number : 3J37K5M114616
Engine RPO Code : L-34
Engine Prefix Code : Unknown (Missing) (On Oil Filler Tube)
Engine VIN Number : 35M114616
Production Year & No. : 5032034 (On Oil Filler Tube)
Carburetor Manufacture: Rochester Quadrajet
Model Series ID : 4MC
Model No. : 7045183
Assem. Plant Code : K4
Day Year Code : 2394
Distributor Model No. : 1112936
Assem. Plant Code :
Year Day Code : 4129
Vacuum Model No. : 1973531
Assem. Plant Code :
Year Day Code :
EGR Valve Model No. : 7043522
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Engine Block
Casting Number : 395558
ID Code : 2
Date Code : 240 (Back by distributor)
Series Code : 10 (Back by distributor and above oil filter)
Casting Code : * CFO (Pinwheel)
Nickel Con. Code : F9 (On back side of block)
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Crank
Casting Number : 418882
ID Code :
Date Code : 231
Casting Code : * CFO
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Pistons
Casting Number : 411891
Series Code : F
Casting Code :
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Rods
Casting Number :
Series Code :
Casting Code :
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Cylinder Heads
Casting Number : 411929
ID Code : 8
Date Code : 225
Series Code : X
Casting Code : * CFD
Casting ID Code : 8
Casting Number : 411929
ID Code : 8
Date Code : 242
Series Code : X
Casting Code : * CFD
Casting ID Code : 8
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Intake Manifold
Casting Number : 411990
ID Code : 16
Date Code : 239
Series Code : Y
Casting Code : * D3BS
Casting ID Code : W
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Exhaust Manifold
Casting Number : 568619 RH
ID Code : 13
Date Code : 46
Casting Code : * D9Y
Casting Number : 380001 LH
ID Code : 1
Date Code : 22
Casting Code : * D4
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Water Pump
Casting Number : 407536
ID Code : 3
Date Code : 126
Casting Code : * CFO
Casting ID Code : 4
Series Code : M
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Thermostat Housing
Casting Number : 408038
ID Code :
Date Code : 49
Casting Code : *D14
Casting ID Code : 3
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So is it or not a 442 motor?
the front driver side finder 442. It was a one owner and it was in a barn
for the last 27 years. the only thing that was good on it was the engine and
trans only. here's a list of are all the numbers on and in the motor.
Year : 1975
Make : Oldsmobile
Model : Cutlass Supreme
Body Style : 2-Door Coupe
Engine & Carb Type : 350 4bbl
Transmission Type : THM 350
Vichel VIN Number : 3J37K5M114616
Engine RPO Code : L-34
Engine Prefix Code : Unknown (Missing) (On Oil Filler Tube)
Engine VIN Number : 35M114616
Production Year & No. : 5032034 (On Oil Filler Tube)
Carburetor Manufacture: Rochester Quadrajet
Model Series ID : 4MC
Model No. : 7045183
Assem. Plant Code : K4
Day Year Code : 2394
Distributor Model No. : 1112936
Assem. Plant Code :
Year Day Code : 4129
Vacuum Model No. : 1973531
Assem. Plant Code :
Year Day Code :
EGR Valve Model No. : 7043522
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Engine Block
Casting Number : 395558
ID Code : 2
Date Code : 240 (Back by distributor)
Series Code : 10 (Back by distributor and above oil filter)
Casting Code : * CFO (Pinwheel)
Nickel Con. Code : F9 (On back side of block)
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Crank
Casting Number : 418882
ID Code :
Date Code : 231
Casting Code : * CFO
----------------------------------------
Pistons
Casting Number : 411891
Series Code : F
Casting Code :
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Rods
Casting Number :
Series Code :
Casting Code :
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Cylinder Heads
Casting Number : 411929
ID Code : 8
Date Code : 225
Series Code : X
Casting Code : * CFD
Casting ID Code : 8
Casting Number : 411929
ID Code : 8
Date Code : 242
Series Code : X
Casting Code : * CFD
Casting ID Code : 8
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Intake Manifold
Casting Number : 411990
ID Code : 16
Date Code : 239
Series Code : Y
Casting Code : * D3BS
Casting ID Code : W
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Exhaust Manifold
Casting Number : 568619 RH
ID Code : 13
Date Code : 46
Casting Code : * D9Y
Casting Number : 380001 LH
ID Code : 1
Date Code : 22
Casting Code : * D4
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Water Pump
Casting Number : 407536
ID Code : 3
Date Code : 126
Casting Code : * CFO
Casting ID Code : 4
Series Code : M
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Thermostat Housing
Casting Number : 408038
ID Code :
Date Code : 49
Casting Code : *D14
Casting ID Code : 3
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So is it or not a 442 motor?
Last edited by DEL663; November 21st, 2015 at 11:21 PM.
#42
Wow that is a lot of detail for a 1975 engine.
"So is it or not a 442 motor?"
If it came from that car shown, probably.
However, it is of the EGR era and so "a 442 engine" is really nothing vastly superior to any other similar 350. No magic heads or cam. It's just a 350 4-bbl smogger.
"So is it or not a 442 motor?"
If it came from that car shown, probably.
However, it is of the EGR era and so "a 442 engine" is really nothing vastly superior to any other similar 350. No magic heads or cam. It's just a 350 4-bbl smogger.
#43
To expand on Chris' response, starting with the 1972 model year, the "442" was demoted to an "appearance and handling package", available with any engine and trans offered in the Cutlass line. Your L34 engine is the same 350 4bbl installed in hundreds of thousands of other Oldsmobiles. There was no unique "442" engine offered in 1975. The 442 wouldn't get a unique engine again until the 1980 model year, when it became the only A-body Olds offered with a 350.
And yes, the 1979 H/O, which also got this engine, wasn't a 442.
And yes, the 1979 H/O, which also got this engine, wasn't a 442.
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