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Title: what GM motor has oil stick on right side of engine
Post by: dossows on August 09, 2008, 12:52:08 PM
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Title: Re: what GM motor has oil stick on right side of engine
Post by: dossows on August 09, 2008, 01:03:33 PM
 Looking for engine for jeep, got an email he said he has a motor home with good engine can here run, but he's not sure what engine it is, dip stick is on the right hand side. Anybody know?
Title: Re: what GM motor has oil stick on right side of engine
Post by: CRAZY MAN broncomudhead on August 09, 2008, 01:05:27 PM
the 5th digit of the vin # is the id code for the engine
Title: Re: what GM motor has oil stick on right side of engine
Post by: dossows on August 09, 2008, 01:10:39 PM
He thinks the motor has been replaced from stock
Title: Re: what GM motor has oil stick on right side of engine
Post by: BIG DOG on August 09, 2008, 01:27:00 PM
my 400 chevy is on right side
Title: Re: what GM motor has oil stick on right side of engine
Post by: dossows on August 09, 2008, 01:42:13 PM
Thanks waiting for address to go look at it.
Did all 400's have dip stick on right?
I'ved had problems with 400's running to hot in the past
Title: Re: what GM motor has oil stick on right side of engine
Post by: mudbrat71 on August 09, 2008, 02:08:17 PM
Quote from: toughbowtietruck on August 09, 2008, 01:46:15 PM
Quote from: dossows on August 09, 2008, 01:42:13 PM
Thanks waiting for address to go look at it.
Did all 400's have dip stick on right?
I'ved had problems with 400's running to hot in the past
there are also 400s with 2 plugs also 400 alway have the harmanic balancer with a notch like 2in long on it  because it is eternal balanced

depends on the year

400s have 3 cast plugs on each side of the block, 350/305 have 2
Title: Re: what GM motor has oil stick on right side of engine
Post by: moose1229 on August 09, 2008, 08:04:05 PM
81 up sbc's are on the right hand side
Title: Re: what GM motor has oil stick on right side of engine
Post by: RIP_K52007 on August 09, 2008, 08:18:14 PM
Quote from: moose1229 on August 09, 2008, 08:04:05 PM
81 up sbc's are on the right hand side
my 90 block is on the left.... wait a min... are we sitting in the drivers seat or standing infront of truck?
Title: Re: what GM motor has oil stick on right side of engine
Post by: Mudbuster on August 09, 2008, 09:06:22 PM
Quote from: littleredgmc on August 09, 2008, 08:18:14 PM
Quote from: moose1229 on August 09, 2008, 08:04:05 PM
81 up sbc's are on the right hand side
my 90 block is on the left.... wait a min... are we sitting in the drivers seat or standing infront of truck?

you should ALWAYS refer to right and left as if your setting in the drivers seat facing forward
Title: Re: what GM motor has oil stick on right side of engine
Post by: dossows on August 09, 2008, 11:16:29 PM
standing in front
Title: Re: what GM motor has oil stick on right side of engine
Post by: RIP_K52007 on August 09, 2008, 11:32:53 PM
ahh i c... nobody specified, mines on left standing infront of truck... on right sitting in driver seat.  anyways... thats a 90' 305.
Title: Re: what GM motor has oil stick on right side of engine
Post by: stroker ace on August 10, 2008, 04:08:31 AM
my 400 is on the left :-\
Title: Re: what GM motor has oil stick on right side of engine
Post by: Fraser on August 12, 2008, 09:20:39 PM
can he get a block casting # off of it? it would be alot easier to google the casting # instead of having to guess at it
Title: Re: what GM motor has oil stick on right side of engine
Post by: J.C. on August 13, 2008, 12:43:33 AM
Quote from: Fraser on August 12, 2008, 09:20:39 PM
can he get a block casting # off of it? it would be alot easier to google the casting # instead of having to guess at it

X2
Title: Re: what GM motor has oil stick on right side of engine
Post by: dossows on August 13, 2008, 02:48:20 AM
It was a 400

Thanks for the help :)
Title: Re: what GM motor has oil stick on right side of engine
Post by: mudslayer2008 on August 13, 2008, 03:41:33 AM
Quote from: toughbowtietruck on August 09, 2008, 05:12:45 PM
All 400s have 3 plugs. That is the only way they can get the sand out of the casting between the two center cylinders since they touch each other and coolant can't go all the way around them. They are Siamese design block.

Thats why they have over heating issues.







My 400 sbc only has two plugs. It is a 6.0 out of a 79 3/4 ton chevy p/u
Title: Re: what GM motor has oil stick on right side of engine
Post by: mudslayer2008 on August 18, 2008, 01:58:34 AM

I've got a two plug block with the 400 balancer and flywheel--its out of a 78 truck-but the pistons aren't 400 bore meaning she's a stroker

well I guess I gotta pull the heads and see wtf I have because the engine was rebuilt by the last owner and has pretty low miles onit. but anyway thats about what I have.
Title: Re: what GM motor has oil stick on right side of engine
Post by: Blake Scheuneman on August 22, 2008, 10:45:10 PM
my motor is a 98 vortec 350 and its on the right on mine
Title: Re: what GM motor has oil stick on right side of engine
Post by: J.C. on August 23, 2008, 02:33:54 AM
a 6.0 is a 364ci. awesome motor!!!!! put a set of L-92 heads on it, they run 500hp +