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by Chrycoman
Sun Jun 04, 2006 1:29 am
Forum: Decode My Hemi
Topic: another 426 hemi block decode
Replies: 1
Views: 6865

Re: another 426 hemi block decode

I have a hemi block that I am going to sell and I can't tell what year it is. The pad by the distributor shows: HC426 W 5 11 1 05 and also some confusing chisel marks Hope you can help, thanks H - Hemi C - 1967 (Should be in other order) 426 - 426-cid W - ?? WT would be Water Tested 5 11 - Assemble...
by Chrycoman
Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:58 am
Forum: Decode My Hemi
Topic: Red Ram Hemi in a 59 Coronet?
Replies: 5
Views: 10540

Re: hemi in a 59 Dodge Coronet

The # on the front of block, just above the water pump is 5354, anyone know what hemi that is? Are these numbers stamped into the blco and are there any other letters/numbers either before the "5354" or above it? If the numbers are stamped into the block, "5354" appears to the s...
by Chrycoman
Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:59 am
Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
Topic: Is Aluminium tranny case unusual in a '56 Desoto with a 330?
Replies: 2
Views: 3766

Re: Is Aluminium tranny case unusual in a '56 Desoto with a

musstag wrote:Is Aluminium tranny case unusual in a '56 Desoto with a 330?
Extremely. The aluminum case A904 Torqueflite did not arrive until the 1960 model year and the aluminum case A727 Torqueflite in 1962. The only automatic available in a 1956 DeSoto, the 2-speed Powerflite, had a cast-iron case.
by Chrycoman
Tue Feb 21, 2006 6:54 am
Forum: Decode My Hemi
Topic: Red Ram Hemi in a 59 Coronet?
Replies: 5
Views: 10540

Re: Red Ram Hemi in a 59 Coronet?

Anyone have any idea what Hemi is in this 59? It has a 2 barrel with a SN# (fender tag) of H302108850. The # on the driver side front of the head is 1408875 if that helps. Other info on the fender tag is Body 300, Paint MP4, and Trim 152. The car is a 2 door post, pink and white I suspect the VIN i...
by Chrycoman
Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:47 am
Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
Topic: FireDome in a FireFlite?
Replies: 1
Views: 3088

Re: FireDome in a FireFlite?

A website visitor writes that he just bought a 1956 DeSoto FireFlite and it has an S23 (FireDome) Hemi engine. Would this have been possible from the factory? Or does it mean that it was swapped? The odds are it was swapped. The 1956 Firedome (S23) had a 330-cid hemi V8, 8.5:1 CR, a 2-bbl carb, 230...
by Chrycoman
Sun Sep 25, 2005 6:47 pm
Forum: Decode My Hemi
Topic: ebay HEMI
Replies: 1
Views: 4667

Re: ebay HEMI

Hey all, I have found an engine for sale in the United Kindom and have some numbers to decode. I have looks everywhere but cant find nothing. It is a Hemi engine but the owner claims its a Daimler Hemi? Here are the numbers. MO 22964 19 11 L 020845 Any help would be much appriciated. Andy Those num...
by Chrycoman
Tue Sep 13, 2005 4:07 pm
Forum: Decode My Hemi
Topic: i need help for far far hemi!!
Replies: 3
Views: 5527

NE5b7234

The "b" is actually a "6" :

NE56-7234

It is from a 1956 Chrysler New Yorker. model C-72. and is the 6,234th engine built (1001 was the first).

It is a 354-cid hemi engine.
by Chrycoman
Mon Aug 08, 2005 2:50 am
Forum: Decode My Hemi
Topic: Decode "S26" Suffix Desoto Hemi Please
Replies: 7
Views: 7451

The "I" is "1".

Do not know why, but Chrysler did use the letter "I" for the numeral "1" in the 1950's. (Studebaker did likewise through 1966 on their serial number plates.)
by Chrycoman
Sat Jul 23, 2005 5:40 pm
Forum: Decode My Hemi
Topic: Hemi intake casting 1730414?
Replies: 4
Views: 6080

I believe the person who sent you the information is incorrect when he states there were no 4 bbl's in '57. My '57 341 was a stock single 4 bbl from the factory and in addition the high performance 345 that year was equipped with dual 4 bbls. I also have one of those manifolds. The dual quad manifo...
by Chrycoman
Sat Jul 23, 2005 5:36 pm
Forum: Decode My Hemi
Topic: Decode "S26" Suffix Desoto Hemi Please
Replies: 7
Views: 7451

Re: Decode "S26" Suffix Desoto Hemi Please

What do the #'s/letter determine after the S26-? S26- 2867I I've searched alot of early Desoto hemi sites and I cant find any info on the suffix codes. This is what I do know about the engine so far: 57/58 Desoto 341ci, 4bbl, intake #1730414 Where exactly is the block/head serial numbers? :oops: An...
by Chrycoman
Sat Apr 30, 2005 8:49 pm
Forum: Decode My Hemi
Topic: can you help to decode 1956 canadian plymouth engine??
Replies: 5
Views: 6538

Re: can you help to decode 1956 canadian plymouth engine??

If that engine block number you give is right, that block would be a 1957 Plymouth 277 cid engine and should have poly heads. Bob No, 1957 Plymouth model numbers were P30 for the six and P31 for the V8. So a 1957 Plymouth V8 engine would start with P31, an American-built export Dodge Kingsway DP31 ...
by Chrycoman
Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:57 am
Forum: Decode My Hemi
Topic: 426 decode
Replies: 2
Views: 4812

The casting date, 8-18-69, along with a blank machined pan above the oil pan point to a warranty block.

8-18-69 is for August 18, 1969, at which time the 1969 models had been out of production for almost 3 weeks. Although your car is a 1969 model, the engine was built during the 1970 model year.
by Chrycoman
Tue Jan 25, 2005 8:04 am
Forum: (LEGACY) 331-354-392 HEMIs
Topic: 301 poly chrysler block
Replies: 2
Views: 3327

Re: 301 poly chrysler block

Hey gang, I was talking to a buddy of mine, and he told me that a 301 poly block has walls thick enough to be bored to 354 size. Is there any truth to this? I have a 301 that i bought, i just need to go pick it up (it's in a yard, still in the car, and the car is frozen into the ground, so it might...
by Chrycoman
Tue Jan 25, 2005 7:51 am
Forum: Decode My Hemi
Topic: can you help to decode 1956 canadian plymouth engine??
Replies: 5
Views: 6538

Re: can you help to decode 1956 canadian plymouth engine??

Hi, I'm restoring a 56 plymouth belvedere, canadian model, sold as (I think) Dodge sport suburban with Vehicle n°16008356 Body number 308-7969. The engine runs well but doesn't look in a very good shape. The casting reads DP 29 21 90 95 and serial #1618729 on the block. Can I be absolutely positive...
by Chrycoman
Tue Jan 04, 2005 2:40 am
Forum: (LEGACY) 331-354-392 HEMIs
Topic: new member with questions?
Replies: 2
Views: 3799

VT-448 is a 331 cu. in. but the VT-549 is not listed in Leo's book. I checked my documentation and can't find that number either. A lot of data is missing on Dodge and Fargo truck engines so the only way to tell for sure on the second one would be to pull the heads and check the bore. If it's physi...
by Chrycoman
Tue Jan 04, 2005 2:21 am
Forum: General Hemi Discussion
Topic: 354 Poly block
Replies: 2
Views: 3735

Re: 354 Poly block

I have a 354 Poly Block with casting #1819828 (forth and last digits could be either 8 or 9 - hard to read). Serial number is C75-1632C J46. I think the J46 is for Oct. 4, 1956, but I have not found information on the casting number or serial number. Also have heads with cating number 1556157-1 (19...
by Chrycoman
Thu Nov 18, 2004 1:50 pm
Forum: (LEGACY) 331-354-392 HEMIs
Topic: 392 - how to identify ?
Replies: 12
Views: 9156

According to my records, the C68 and C75 is a designation of the car itself, not the engine. An example would be if the engine were in fact from a 55 New Yorker, the engine serial number would be NE55. They are most likely all truck engines however I cannot verify this. Hope this helps :lol: These ...
by Chrycoman
Thu Nov 18, 2004 7:51 am
Forum: (LEGACY) 331-354-392 HEMIs
Topic: 392 - how to identify ?
Replies: 12
Views: 9156

Re: whats on the block doesn't match with any of that

the numbers I have pulled off these blocks are as follows; 1) VT549-1419C 2) C68-1419C 3) C75-2272C I can't seem to find these numbers on any of the charts. Any ideas ? Thanks Mach1steve These are Canadian engines, as by the "C" at the end : 1) VT549-1419C - 1957 Dodge/Fargo truck : 354-c...
by Chrycoman
Thu Nov 18, 2004 7:47 am
Forum: Decode My Hemi
Topic: 3 Blocks I need to identify
Replies: 1
Views: 3253

The "C" at the end means they are from Canadian-built vehicles.

1) VT549-2544C
1957 Dodge or Fargo truck. Model K8x-700 for Dodge or FK8x-700 for Fargo (354)

2) C68-1419C
1955 Chrysler New Yorker (331)

3) C75-2272C
1957 Chrysler Windsor (354)
by Chrycoman
Fri Oct 08, 2004 5:56 am
Forum: Decode My Hemi
Topic: HELP, 426 hemi block casting numbers. I need a decoder
Replies: 1
Views: 7159

Re: HELP, 426 hemi block casting numbers. I need a decoder

I have a 426 hemi block that i need help decoding, This particular block must have been an ex super stock or someting? Some of the casting numbers have been ground off. The only thing left of the date code is 18-68. The pad next to the distributor has nothing stamped on it. The pan rail is stamped ...
by Chrycoman
Wed Sep 08, 2004 11:54 pm
Forum: General Hemi Discussion
Topic: anyone know the answer?
Replies: 9
Views: 8234

hahaha i see that you wont keep options open. did you know the hemi was used on many european cars before chrysler used it? did you know it originally started as a motorcycle engine? and did you knwo that the flathead conversion kit that was a hemi designe ...caled the ardun? i believe it is possib...
by Chrycoman
Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:08 am
Forum: General Hemi Discussion
Topic: anyone know the answer?
Replies: 9
Views: 8234

Re: anyone know the answer?

its for a job if i get it right i get the job .... i went to hand in a resume and we got talking about stuff and he had a giant crankshaft in the front lawn and i wanted to know what it was from ....a tug boat then i asked if he did anything with early hemis because i wanted to rebuild too and he a...
by Chrycoman
Mon Jun 07, 2004 1:53 am
Forum: (LEGACY) Early Dodge / DeSoto HEMIs
Topic: 301 FireDome Info
Replies: 3
Views: 5903

Re: 301 FireDome Info

I am looking for info on the 301 DeSoto FireDome Hemi. I have reason to believe this engine was produced for a short time, but I do not have any firm details. If anyone has a lead for more info, please pass it along to me! No such thing as a 301 DeSoto hemi. Chrysler made a 301-cid poly for the Chr...
by Chrycoman
Mon Jun 07, 2004 1:32 am
Forum: General Hemi Discussion
Topic: will early 241 hemi heads fit 440 blocks
Replies: 1
Views: 3539

Re: will early 241 hemi heads fit 440 blocks

hello i have a old set of hemi heads off of a 54 model hemi block will they fit a 440 hp blocks thanks [/b] No response to this so far, but no, they won't. The 241 hemi was a small block engine, a sort of pre-A block design. The 241 heads will fit any 1953-58 Dodge hemi/poly engine (241, 270, 315, ...