Ok, where the hell are they? Working on an '89 for the gal I'm seeing. She was told it had a 318 when she bought it, but the catalyst sticker says it's a 360 and we want to verify what it is to plan the engine mods. I have a list of what casting numbers went with what engines for that year, but I have no idea where the damn casting numbers are on the block. Anyone have any idea? Thanks.

 

i have a 1990 dodge with a 92 360 engine and the numbers on mine are on the drivers side right below the exhaust manifold and above the frame and even with shock mount. should be able to see it between the fender and tire

 

THanks man. I think they were in that same general area on the '76 440 I just sold, figured they'd probably be in the same area on this one. I'll look next time I have her truck in my shop. I rolled under my '97 and couldn't find any casting #'s on my Magnum block.

 

My uncle swore he had a 318 in his van until I saw the sticker that said it was a 5.9 and then crawled under and looked at the big 360 cast into the side.... not sure why people think they're all 318s

 

As far as I know this was a fleet vehicle that she bought from a company. She was told it was a 318 when she bought it, so that's what she's assumed right along. I know what you're talking about, in college I owned an '84 Chevy wrecker. Was told it had a 350 in it when I bought it, but when I replaced the clutch I found out it was a 400 small block.

 

You should be able to just pop your head under the driver's side and look above/in front of the starter. You don't even have to pop the access hatch or hood, just grab a light and it's pretty visable.

 

She looked last night. It's a 360. [sm=smiley20.gif]

 

cool. Helps to know what you've got when you go to buy parts...

"why doesn't this oilpan fit?" [:@]

 

will these 2 numbers swap out or are they different old number 2002 dodge ram 1500 4.7 casting number is 53020661al the eng i got from junk yard is 53020661af