Steelonsteel,

Congrats on acquiring and getting the '54 home! thumbs_up

One suggestion, take and post some pictures of the engine "serial number" you mentioned as well as ones of the engine block and head casting numbers as they will help provide more necessary info for folks to correctly answer your question.

Others will chime in here soon.

Dan wave

~ Dan
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