Good old blightly
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Hi All,
Just joined, I’m from England.
Looking for some info on a couple of 440 engines.
Over here they are very rare to come across,
Been offered a 1968 440 block.
But I cannot identify it, owner claims it came from a 68 charger.
Engine casting number is right.
The engine block serial number is PT440P23736050,
PT points to coming from the right plant, Trenton
The P after the 440 I didn’t think the engine should have a letter there?
Have been told if it had an S in the engine number means Hi performance?
but a P perhaps Police??
Front pad is D440 =68, date code looks right.
But top of picture by drilling looks like a C, could be LC (low compression) was told a wrong way round C could indicate 6 pack block but no HP stamp on pad?
The owner is a few hundred miles away so not easy to pop over to look at, and he is not a car man.
Was it only the RT 440 stamped HP and the standard charger 440 not stamped HP?
I Have a 68 RT charger, it was a one owner from Texas.
It Came to England back in the late 80s.
My Charger had an block swap before it came here, it’s got a 1970 440 in it non HP. Carb heads etc correct 68
so was looking at this block as it’s a 68.
Just trying to decide if it’s worth getting and maybe swapping in the future as unlikely to see one over here again. Or just keep my 1970 block?
It’s hard to decode you read one thing on the net then something contradicts it and your back at square one.
Few books I have don’t really break it down enough.
And as you can appreciate these cars and blocks are rare to find over this side of the pond.
Any help, ideas would be great
Thanks all
Just joined, I’m from England.
Looking for some info on a couple of 440 engines.
Over here they are very rare to come across,
Been offered a 1968 440 block.
But I cannot identify it, owner claims it came from a 68 charger.
Engine casting number is right.
The engine block serial number is PT440P23736050,
PT points to coming from the right plant, Trenton
The P after the 440 I didn’t think the engine should have a letter there?
Have been told if it had an S in the engine number means Hi performance?
but a P perhaps Police??
Front pad is D440 =68, date code looks right.
But top of picture by drilling looks like a C, could be LC (low compression) was told a wrong way round C could indicate 6 pack block but no HP stamp on pad?
The owner is a few hundred miles away so not easy to pop over to look at, and he is not a car man.
Was it only the RT 440 stamped HP and the standard charger 440 not stamped HP?
I Have a 68 RT charger, it was a one owner from Texas.
It Came to England back in the late 80s.
My Charger had an block swap before it came here, it’s got a 1970 440 in it non HP. Carb heads etc correct 68
so was looking at this block as it’s a 68.
Just trying to decide if it’s worth getting and maybe swapping in the future as unlikely to see one over here again. Or just keep my 1970 block?
It’s hard to decode you read one thing on the net then something contradicts it and your back at square one.
Few books I have don’t really break it down enough.
And as you can appreciate these cars and blocks are rare to find over this side of the pond.
Any help, ideas would be great
Thanks all