Originally posted by OldSub:
Have you confirmed the engine serial number matches a 248? That later valve cover would make me wonder if maybe its a 270.
Yeah, I'm beginning to wonder myself. I was told that it came out of a '54 GMC but I suppose it could be possible that it was a later replacement engine. I'll have to check the numbers to be sure. Can someone direct me to where to look and how to interpret them?