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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 12:26 AM
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Need help decoding 400

Ive been reading alot about the 400s and how the 1st year was the best year for em. My engine was out of a 73 galaxie but i got curious pulled the starter off and got the casting numbers.

D1AE 6015 A2C

Is this a 71 block??
 
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Originally Posted by TheThickster
D1AE 6015 A2C

Is this a 71 block??
You can't determine that by the casting ID code, as they only tell the family of the
component. Maybe the archives of Bubba's old site can help you:
http://web.archive.org/web/20071216153439/http://home.earthlink.net/~bubbaf250/parts/parts01.html
 
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