I left out the best part in my last email---it looks like it came from a corvette!!!
I attached copies of pages from an old parts manual, there is an example of the number on the second page. It looks to me like you have a 55 or 56 265 powerglide engine made in filint. Chum Nault -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 7:40 AM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] engine Identification --- On Thu, 9/30/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > checked on the number 0552582F56F is the number stamped ahead of the rt > cyl head, on the block, there are no spaces, the engine is in a 55 chevy, > and is a small block, the valve covers have chevrolet written out on > them (the factory type) it is a 2 BBL, and has the oil filler pipe that > sticks up from the manifold. IIRC the single-letter suffix was in use up until the early 1960s. Does the engine have an oil filter? According to nastyz28.com "F" could be a 1955 265 or 1957 283 and the early 265s didn't come with one. I don't recognize the format of the rest of the number. Brad
