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An FE block, size unknown.
The "E17" mark should be 4 characters, such as "8E17".
"352" appears on all blocks up to a certain point after 1971.
It looks like someone put aluminum heads on it, so it could be reworked into something quite different than what it was originally.
Try the wire down the plug trick as described above in the FAQ.
The "E17" mark should be 4 characters, such as "8E17".
"352" appears on all blocks up to a certain point after 1971.
It looks like someone put aluminum heads on it, so it could be reworked into something quite different than what it was originally.
Try the wire down the plug trick as described above in the FAQ.
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An FE block, size unknown.
The "E17" mark should be 4 characters, such as "8E17".
"352" appears on all blocks up to a certain point after 1971.
It looks like someone put aluminum heads on it, so it could be reworked into something quite different than what it was originally.
Try the wire down the plug trick as described above in the FAQ.
The "E17" mark should be 4 characters, such as "8E17".
"352" appears on all blocks up to a certain point after 1971.
It looks like someone put aluminum heads on it, so it could be reworked into something quite different than what it was originally.
Try the wire down the plug trick as described above in the FAQ.
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A closer look shows the date code as 2E17. Two dots making it 1972. May 17th 1972
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I see it now---thanks!
In '72 it would be a 360 or 390 filled with sunken pistons. Clearly it's been reworked--how deep you'll only know if you pull it apart.
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