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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 11:19 AM
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Hi
have a engine block 350''
but need your expertise help decoding it
these are the marks
3970010
23 gm
3 b4 4

on eng block pad is these numbers stamped in

v0415tkt
t4f721582

heads are 3917291
i think they are 1967-68

thanks for helping out
ann
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 11:43 AM
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TKT 1974 350 conv.cab 160 4 C-10 & 1500
TKT 1978 350 fwrd cab L LS9 165 4 C-20 to 3500
TKT 1980 350 conv. cab, a/t L LS9 165 4 K-10 & 1500

Found those here,

http://www.nastyz28.com/gm-chevy-cod...s-suffix-8.php
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 02:22 PM
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Thanks for the information
i was wondering about the tkt ending on the number on the eng pad
i thought it was only truck engines that had this ending ??

Regards ann
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by FORSCORVETTE
i thought it was only truck engines that had this ending ??
Yes, I think that's right. The 3 that DZRick posted are all trucks.
Based on the 1974 dates, I would say this engine came from the 1st one,
a 74 1/2 ton 160 horsepower Reg cab pickup built at Flint, Michigan truck plant.
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