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440 ID
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 04 1:11 pm
by Minty
Can someone please help,i,ve just bought myself a 440 +727,(Thanks for your help Dave,Twolanes)
Stamp no on top of block as follows;
J440 1 maltese cross HP
3011119
8 22
side of block stamp
7.20.72
3698830.440.7
Ibeleive it to be a Hi po motor,whats the difference between these and standerd 440,s if any
Thanks in advance for any information
Terry
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 04 1:31 pm
by Kev
That's 73-78 440. It's actually 1973. Exact day and month and sequence is in the next line. (Should have some dots there somewhere.) Maltese cross means a .001" undersize crank. HP is high performance. Are you sure that 1 after j440 ain't a T for truck as most of these went in motorhomes. HTH.
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 04 2:17 pm
by Minty
Came out of a Jenson Kev,still got the jenson rocker covers on it.its deafinatly a 1 behind the440,has it got any good bits in it?i beleive they can run on unleaded after 72,is this true
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 04 2:52 pm
by Alex
You said 7 before ! make yer mind up !!! isit a one or 7?? it does mean something..
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 04 3:17 pm
by Kev
I was talking about the pad stamp not the block stamp.
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 04 4:44 pm
by Minty
Double checked the PAD STAMP
Its is a 1 behind j440
perhaps the good old boy lost his T
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 04 5:59 pm
by Dave-R
Minty wrote:i beleive they can run on unleaded after 72,is this true
After 1976 I think with the "452" heads.
Posted: Mon Aug 23, 04 6:05 pm
by Dave-R
I think a 1973 truck block would be stamped JT440 Kev. Having seen truck blocks I should know but can I remember? Of course not!