I found the "What year is my engine!?!" very helpful in finding my block number. However, when I found the pad, it was blank. The place I am looking is from under the car and located under the #1 plug. There is a battery ground connection attached to the front of the boss.

Am I looking in the correct place?
Did the factory make a mistake?

 

 

http://www.pbase.com/drillbit/image/626075

Here's what you should be seeing.

A blank pad indicates a service motor. Sometimes an erroneous number is stamped into the pad depending on the dealership practices.

Hope this helps.

~Ken

 

Thanks Ken, the pad is very clear in the photo and is what I was looking at. The block must be as you describe with no misc. stamping.