[DeTomaso] Lori's engine exploded!

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

That's where mine is located too. A smooth surface just below the head gasket surface, about 0.5"x3" in size or so. See attached pic.

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Asa Jay Laughton" <asajay at asajay.com>
To: <detomaso at poca.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 3:35 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Lori's engine exploded!


>I couldn't tell you if it's supposed to be stamped, but if it is, it's 
> most likely on the rear of the block just underneath the drivers side head.
> 
> The stamping can sometimes be pretty light, and once a few coats of 
> paint have been applied to the block, you might never see it.
> 
> I would venture that most if not all of the early cars were 4-bolt main 
> with quench heads.
> 
> Asa  Jay
> 
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> 
> On 1/5/2015 10:53 PM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso wrote:
>> It's a 4 bolt '71 closed chamber motor, probably original?  Her car is 1765.
>>
>> Didn't the '71 cars have the motor number stamped on the back of the block though?
>>
>> This one has no number I can see.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>> On Jan 5, 2015, at 7:45 PM, Bill Moore<bill at incendium.com>  wrote:
>>>
>>>    Hey Mike, did you check the bore ? Is it a 2 bolt or 4 ?
>>>
>>>    Cheers,
>>>
>>>    Bill Moore
>>>
>>>    Incendium Supply
>>>
>>>    Calgary
>>>
>>>    -------- Original message --------
>>>
>>>    From: Mike Drew via DeTomaso
>>>
>>>    Date:2015-01-05 3:07 PM (GMT-07:00)
>>>
>>>    To: detomaso at poca.com
>>>
>>>    Subject: [DeTomaso] Lori's engine exploded!
>>>
>>>    ...all over my driveway:
>>>    Nice stock '71 motor with closed chamber heads (no stamping on the
>>>    block so may be a replacement engine?)
>>>    Heading to MO soon for a little Dan Jones/Dave McLain love!
>>>    Mike
>>>    Sent from my iPhone
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