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i have a 1969 440 block(2536430-5), somebody told me it is ...
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i have a 1969 440 block(2536430-5), somebody told me it is a 6 pack motor. how do i find out if the engine is truely a 6 pack engine or just a regular 440. Any advice would come in handy because if it is really a 6 pack engine, i'll rebuild it. if it isn't, i'll probably put a crate 440 in my 1969 roadrunner.
thanks for your time.
Dean Philippis

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January 25 3:48 PM (1 hour and 42 minutes and 38 seconds later)
         
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2536430 = 440cu.in.
That only Identifies the Block Casting as a 440. No more.
The 6 Pack I.D. would be from the Vehicle V.I.N. & / or Heads, Intake & Cam I.D.
Also the Engine Pad should have a Number like D440 and the serial #'s on the passenger side along the pan rail is the last digits of the VIN # of the car it originally came in.


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January 25 5:14 PM (1 hour and 26 minutes and 20 seconds later)
         
Reply to Lurch's Post: hi lurch,

i'm really a novice, let me go back a step, the engine is not from this car,and if the original heads and intake are missing, can you possibly explain is there any number on the block that conotates 6 pack engine. also it there are numbers on it, how do i decifer them?
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January 25 5:30 PM (15 minutes and 53 seconds later)
         
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1968 - 1971. are Identified by the Cubic Inch & have a Prefix of PM or PT.
Otherwise prior Year Blocks, the I.D. is on the Left Front of Block below Thermostat Housing.
The serial #'s on the Left side Rear of Engine, along the pan rail is the last digits of the VIN # of the car it originally came in.

The Casting Number just tells you that it is a 440. The Block was used in Many type Applications.
What determined the "6 Pack" was the Cam, Heads & Manifold & Vehicle it was Installed in.
Not the Block



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January 25 6:03 PM (32 minutes and 22 seconds later)
         
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January 26 1:25 AM (7 hours and 11 minutes and 3 seconds later)
         
lurch,
one last thing.
so really the only way to know if this engine is a 6 pack engine is to look at the last 4 digits on the block by the pan, which will tell me what car it came out of. does this make sense. thanks for your help.
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January 26 8:47 AM (7 hours and 21 minutes and 47 seconds later)
         

Yes.....As I said, the Number you supplied only Identifies it as a 440 Block, which was used for All Applications>
As long as the Number on the Pan Rail is still there & not modified.
Some Rebuilders used to take the Number Off & put there own.



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