Aluminum 215 identification?
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Aluminum 215 identification?
Hello,
Can anybody help me ID this engine? I assumed (and was told when I bought it) that it was an Olds 215 because of the valve covers (logo and slanted). However, I cannot find any stampings on the front of the passenger head where they are supposed to be. Instead I am seeing a stamping on the block, which is where Pontiac and Buick engines were stamped. Can anybody help shed some light on this?
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Thanks.
Can anybody help me ID this engine? I assumed (and was told when I bought it) that it was an Olds 215 because of the valve covers (logo and slanted). However, I cannot find any stampings on the front of the passenger head where they are supposed to be. Instead I am seeing a stamping on the block, which is where Pontiac and Buick engines were stamped. Can anybody help shed some light on this?
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Thanks.
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Any thoughts on the lack of stamped #'s on the heads? They can't be buick heads or the valve covers wouldn't fit, right? I checked the front and rear of both pass and drivers side heads, no stampings visible.
Sammy70 455 Supreme
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The BOP 215 was sold to Land Rover sometime in the 60"s.The heads and block could be out of a Rover.They never should have never sold it.......
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check the other end of the driver side head. if they were off the engine at some point maybe someone put them on opposite sides. other than that someone would have likely changed the head. i had a 62 Dynamic 88 and had a cracked head on the one that had the numbers. i replaced it with a head that didn't have numbers.
Just an Olds Guy
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According to the 62 CSM the stamping on the 215 block is a production number only. Take a look at page 226. It has a fig showing the engine number location. http://wildaboutcarsonline.com/membe...ection_1-2.pdf Don't know if this helps much.
some other 215 links
http://www.britishv8.org/Articles/GM...tification.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover_V8_engine
http://www.tpocr.com/oldsec.html
some other 215 links
http://www.britishv8.org/Articles/GM...tification.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover_V8_engine
http://www.tpocr.com/oldsec.html
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From: Northern VA
The Olds version of the 215 used a unique block and heads. The Olds heads used a five bolt valve cover with the valve cover gasket surface parallel to the deck surface. The Buick/Rover versions use a four bolt valve cover and the gasket surface is not parallel to the deck. Also the Olds motors have six head bolts around each cylinder, the Buford has five (Rovers used five and later four). The engine in the photos is unquestionably an Olds 215.
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