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Sep 18, 2002 | 03:15 PM

MOERULES

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hey guess i just picked up a 79 250 4x4 complete chassie with motor.i was told the motor was a 460 marine engine but im not sure it is even a 460..1st off i cant find any casting numbers on the out side of the head but 45 on each side near the bottom corner.inside i found the #5l22and the #53197cast in a circle.the # under the starter are D9TE-AB.on the intake are the # OSTE-942??A and 3E23.please help i am not sure what i even have bought!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:-staun

Sep 18, 2002 | 07:18 PM

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The D9TE-AB block is a 79 460 truck block, likely the stock engine that came with the truck. I dont know where the marine came from. The casting number for the heads is under the bottom rail of the valve covers. Take the valve covers off and you'll most likely find D3VE-A2A castings, maybe D8VE.

Sep 19, 2002 | 12:35 PM

dpoelstra

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If you remove the valve covers, note the size of the valve stems. If they are normal valves, it is stock. If they are really fat, they may be sodium filled valves used in marine engines. These are really good valves, and run cool so they rarely burn. Expensive too.

Sep 19, 2002 | 06:15 PM

Kenworth

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If this is a marine'd 460 it will have either stainless or brass freeze plugs the engine may even have stainless bolts attaching some parts. It would be pretty rare someone would have put a marine'd 460 into the truck you have.

Sep 19, 2002 | 06:42 PM

Brian460

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>The D9TE-AB block is a 79 460 truck block, likely the stock
>engine that came with the truck. I dont know where the
>marine came from. The casting number for the heads is under
>the bottom rail of the valve covers. Take the valve covers
>off and you'll most likely find D3VE-A2A castings, maybe
>D8VE.

The 460 was not put into a 4x4 until 1983, not saying somebody else didn't swap one in though.

No need to take off the valve covers the casting number is between the inside two spark plugs.:-)

Sep 19, 2002 | 08:08 PM

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hey thanks for the insight...i took the valve covers off cleaned up inside and out on the head and still cant find any # other than 5L22.the guy i bought it from told me the heads were marine heads if they even exist i dont know!

Sep 19, 2002 | 10:03 PM

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They were cast November 22/1975 (or 85) I suspect Unless you find the other casting number near the exhaust ports just under the valve cover lip.

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