55firstseries,

Thanks for the kind words and follow on pics of the head. I will breath a small sigh of relief that I haven't lost my marbles (yet - LOL). grin

From "No1300"s post, it sounds like your block casting date info will remain hidden until you get around to removing the intake/exhaust manifolds. Many thanks to "No1300" for adding these tidbits of info on Canadian engines! thumbs_up

Keep us posted as you can on further info.

Dan

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