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Jan 28, 2004 | 11:10 PM

Scrapiron66

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390 ?

How can I identify (verify) a 390 engine? I have located one through a co-worker. It belonged to her huband who recently passed on. It is disassembled in their basement. I has no intake or heads. She said she thought it came from a truck, I just don't need another 360....

Jan 28, 2004 | 11:16 PM

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ask her if you can take the crank to a machine shop and get it checked im not sure how to measure the throw of the crank when its out.

Jan 28, 2004 | 11:22 PM

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a 390 crank should have something like 2U or 1U i believe

Jan 29, 2004 | 10:07 AM

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the 2U or 1U would be stamped on, I think, the second set of throw weights of the crank. I do not personally own a casting info book, but if you let us know what's there, we can decode it for you.

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Jan 29, 2004 | 10:10 AM

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Thanks, All, I will post the casting info as soon as I can...

Jan 29, 2004 | 03:24 PM

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I found a 2TA stamped on the crank weight. What does that signify?

Jan 29, 2004 | 03:27 PM

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when i get to the shop to get my book i can decode it for you, ill get you the info later tonight if some else hasnt already got it for you.

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Jan 29, 2004 | 08:31 PM

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That is a 360 crank. But if you check some of the other posts, it is not that difficult to make it a 390 with a crank, pistons, and rods from a 390. The heads are the same so they will be easy to find.

Jan 29, 2004 | 10:06 PM

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Scrapiron66

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I thought that it probably was a 360, since I already have one. No thoughts on building it into a 390... I have limited budget and two trucks on deck to be restored.

Thanks for the help, Y'all....