what GM motor has oil stick on right side of engine

[dossows]

[dossows]

 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?

[CRAZY MAN broncomudhead]

the 5th digit of the vin # is the id code for the engine

[dossows]

He thinks the motor has been replaced from stock

[BIG DOG]

my 400 chevy is on right side

[dossows]

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

[mudbrat71]

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

[moose1229]

81 up sbc's are on the right hand side

[RIP_K52007]

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?

[Mudbuster]

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

[dossows]

standing in front

[RIP_K52007]

ahh i c... nobody specified, mines on left standing infront of truck... on right sitting in driver seat.  anyways... thats a 90' 305.

[stroker ace]

my 400 is on the left

[Fraser]

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

[J.C.]

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

[dossows]

It was a 400

Thanks for the help

[mudslayer2008]

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

[mudslayer2008]

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.

[Blake Scheuneman]

my motor is a 98 vortec 350 and its on the right on mine

[J.C.]

a 6.0 is a 364ci. awesome motor!!!!! put a set of L-92 heads on it, they run 500hp +