Going off memory, if you get one of those cheap edoscopes, you can stick it down the hole at the back of the block behind the distributor, bend it to make a 90 degree back towards the front of the engine and if you see the lifter valley, the baffle is indeed missing.


1953 Chevrolet 3100
261 cu inch, sm420, 3.55 rear, torque tube still,omaha orange, still 6 volt, RPO green glass, side carrier spare, all done
In the DITY Gallery
Video of the 261 running

1964 GMC 1000
305 Big Block V6, sm420, the next cab off restoration