RE: 440 Engine block ID

[Rich Kinsley <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds nice. One poly I got from Dodger had two different heads also. I 
think the issue was a terminal head problem on the side with the wrong 
head. Or maybe just using what they had without redoing valves??

Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
=====================================================================
Dave64 wrote:
> 
> Rich,
> 
> I just bought a 440 on Thursday that I think it has almost the same 
> casting=
>  number as yours.  I think mine is 4006630-440-4.  I'd have to check to 
>  be =
> sure - I have the numbers written down at home.  Mine is a '78 block out 
> of=
>  a motorhome.  My stamp pad has 440 and an E and an F on it.  there's 
>  also =
> a very faint character before the 440 that I can't make out yet.  Mine 
> supp=
> osedly has only 50,000 miles on it (and it does look like it, too).  
> Curiou=
> sly, it appears that one head is correct to be the original while the 
> other=
>  is of '75 vintage.  But the heads weren't on it, so maybe the seller got 
>  t=
> hings mixed up when he was giving me parts.  Those heads are the same as 
> fa=
> r as I've been able to determine anyway.  I thought it was a good deal 
> at $=
> 100.  The short block is complete (minus oil pan), and it came with the 
> hea=
> ds, all of the valves - with double springs, and a single 4 intake.
> 
> Dave
> 
> --- On Sat, 4/17/10, Rich Kinsley <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > From: Rich Kinsley <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: 440 Engine block ID
> > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 10:33 PM
> >=20
> > I got a 440 block from George today and we're curious if
> > you wizards can=20
> > tell what it was used in. I gotta think it was probably a
> > truck or=20
> > motorhome??? The casting
> > #4006630-440-1=A0=A0=A06-9-76=A0=A0=A0and
> > stamped very=20
> > lightly on the plate by the head is=A0 7T440TFH=A0
> > I'm not 100% sure about=20
> > the 440 between the 7T=A0 and=A0 the TFH. The 440
> > Source guide does say this=20
> > block has the widest webs and the big coolant holes plus
> > the bigger=20
> > motor mount feet. It hasn't been bored either as it is
> > still 4.32" .
> > Just curious.
> >=20
> > Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
> >=20
> >=20
> > ----
> > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one
> > person -- directly to that person.=A0 I.e., send
> > parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other
> > personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the
> > Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your
> > privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the
> > content signal to Mopar topic.=A0 Thanks!
> >=20
> > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
> > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and
> > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html.
> >=20
> >=20
> > =0A=0A=0A      



Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies


----
Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person.  I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic.  Thanks!

1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html.