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| | | | Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 154 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 154 | There is a 8886848 235 head on ebay. does anyone know what that came off of??? I have seen 3836848 heads and I have one, but I have not seen a 8886848. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 | He is just reading the 3 as an 8. Casting numbers sometimes can be hard to read.
See the USA in your vintage Chevrolet! My Blog | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,061 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,061 | I just saw a head on E-bay that is in Custer WI, could save some shipping costs. He said it was fluxed and good. Be careful buying these on E-bay, not everybody is honest in their descriptions.
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1952 1-ton Comml. W/Grain Body
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 154 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 154 | looks like 8886848 to me ebay 8886848 head
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 385 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 385 | Looks like 383 to me. The 3's are equally proportioned top and bottom. The 8 has a smaller top portion. It sure looks like the first and third digits are symmetrical. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 | I do not know if this may be a Canadian head, but all the casting marks are in the wrong place for a US production head.
See the USA in your vintage Chevrolet! My Blog | | | | | Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 154 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 154 | That's what I thought. All the heads that I have seen the casting numbers were on the outside of the valve cover not the inside.It is in California so who knows where it came from. Just saw it listed and was wondering about the number so I thought I would ask.
Last edited by elm (51 Basket case); 02/20/2016 7:17 PM.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,282 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,282 | They are awfully proud of it at $845.00
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 154 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 154 | Well I sent a message to seller and asked if he was sure about the casting number. He replied that he was wrong, and the correct number was 3836848 and he was sorry for the confusion. So there is the answer.Thanks for the replies. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,922 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,922 | What's that come to, about $100 per horsepower? | | | | | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,168 A teacher, but always an apprentice. | | A teacher, but always an apprentice. Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,168 | My Canadian 62 261 had an 848 head on it and the casting number was on the left mid front side on the outside of the valve cover. | | |
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