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edgar
Guest
HI' I'M TRYING TO RESTORE MY BUICK DAILY DRIVER OF
2 YEARS.I BROUGHT A 70-75 BOOK OF DECODING
ENGINES AND COULD NOT FIND THE VIN ON MY
ENGINE BLOCK,AND THE CASTING #'S DOES NOT MATCH ANY IN THE BOOK. MY CAR IS A 1970 BUICK SKYLARK
CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE.I BELEIVE THE CAR ORIGIN-
ALLY WAS A 350 2BBL,IT HAD A INTAKE AN INTAKE
FROM A '71 350 BUICK WHICH I CHANGED TO A '68
350 4BBL BUT THE ENGINE IS A MYSTERY.THE
CASTING #'S 1231447 AND ON BOTH SIDES OF BLOCK THERE ARE STAMPINGS THAT ARE MARKED
'71, AND ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOCK READS 350- 1. I REMOVED THE RIGHT VALVE COVER AND THE
HEAD IS STAMPED 1232650. THE ENGINE DEFENI-
TLY LOOKS LIKE A BUICK ENGINE. IS THIS A
NEWER THAN '75 ENGINE OR A '71 BUICK REPLACEMENT MOTOR? I APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU
CAN GIVE ME. THANK YOU.
2 YEARS.I BROUGHT A 70-75 BOOK OF DECODING
ENGINES AND COULD NOT FIND THE VIN ON MY
ENGINE BLOCK,AND THE CASTING #'S DOES NOT MATCH ANY IN THE BOOK. MY CAR IS A 1970 BUICK SKYLARK
CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE.I BELEIVE THE CAR ORIGIN-
ALLY WAS A 350 2BBL,IT HAD A INTAKE AN INTAKE
FROM A '71 350 BUICK WHICH I CHANGED TO A '68
350 4BBL BUT THE ENGINE IS A MYSTERY.THE
CASTING #'S 1231447 AND ON BOTH SIDES OF BLOCK THERE ARE STAMPINGS THAT ARE MARKED
'71, AND ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BLOCK READS 350- 1. I REMOVED THE RIGHT VALVE COVER AND THE
HEAD IS STAMPED 1232650. THE ENGINE DEFENI-
TLY LOOKS LIKE A BUICK ENGINE. IS THIS A
NEWER THAN '75 ENGINE OR A '71 BUICK REPLACEMENT MOTOR? I APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU
CAN GIVE ME. THANK YOU.