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Originally Posted by oem4me
Ok, pardon my ignorance, or lack of experience on this issue, but aren't those stamped numbers on the front pad of the block often wiped clean during a block deck / rebuild?
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Often? I would say no . I spent 20 years in an automotive engine shop here in Wisconsin and at that time most of the engines of this age did not need decking. That was determined by the customer or by how bad the block was .Common rebuilds just didn't need decking. If this engine is decked then there's still a few possibilities as to telling what it is but even less credibility as to Saltys claim. Ya kinda have to back this claim up with something. If it's out of something else and transplanted into the truck it will be obvious with the Vin stamped in it or still have the broach marks with nothing stamped in the deck. I've seen several over the counter blocks in the mid sixties with blank pads.