That's what I thought, and I found the place where it goes,
but it looks blank. The paint does look pretty thick, so I
am thinking that maybe it has covered the stampings. The
stampings on some engines I have seen over the years have
been fairly light to start with, so add a coat of thick
paint, and maybe it looks blank. Who knows.
Thanks anywho.
Jack 3
On Tue, 18 Dec 2001 18:52:12 -0500
"TonyC" <acellan1@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> The serial number on the motor will match the rivited on
> plate on the
> radiator support. Shelby did paint the engines black,
> though I'm not sure
> if they were blue underneath. I believe the engine
> serial number can be
> found above the pan rail.
> TonyC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jack 3 <hemi@charter.net>
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Date: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 9:27 AM
> Subject: DML: Pre-Mag V8 Engine Serial Number
>
>
> >Well, I finally got the Shelby up on my Brother's lift
> last
> >night to have a look. I found the source of the
> rattling.
> >It's the Cat. The insides are broken up and rattling
> around.
> >I also wanted to verify that the engine was the original
> and
> >matched the Shelby Serial # plate. I found what I
> thought
> >was the engine serial # location. It is a flat place
> along
> >the passenger's side oil pan rail. I looked and rubbed,
> but
> >it looks blank to me. The engine looks like it may have
> been
> >painted Black at Shelby, and possibly the paint has
> covered
> >up the shallow engine serial # stamping. Weren't the
> engines
> >blue and shelby painted them black?
> >Anywho, I looked on the Driver's Side pan Rail of the
> tranny
> >and found the stamping there and it does not match, so I
> >believe the tranny has been replaced once before, which
> is
> >not that uncommon.
> >If someone could correct me, shouldn't the numbers on
> the
> >tranny driver's side pan rail and the engine's
> passenger's
> >side pan rail match the engine serial # on the ID plate
> on
> >the radiator support?
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >Jack 3
> >
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