Inspector71
Well-Known Member
Under "Don't Try this at home," I posted the story of getting two blocks out of an impossible spot...with no help. What got me started on this was I've had them for years, knew one was a 383 from a 69 Sport Satellite, and was told the other was a 413 motor. The block number is 1852029. According to my books, it is either a 62 truck or Max Wedge motor. It is turquoise with a turquoise four barrel intake. Everything about this block, (I disassembled it) heads, and intake are super heavy. When I finally got it out, I found the date on the block to be 4-6-64, the block number is 1852029-3, and the numbers on the id boss read A413 which suggests a 1965 413. On the left (I think) front of the block are the capital letters AAQ1 and under them R 1. My research suggests that Plymouth and Dodge didn't put a 413 in passenger cars in 1965 but Chrysler still did in the Chrysler 300. It lists a 413 4-barrel 360 hp version as standard in the L model and optional in the non-letter models. The picture of the motor looks the same as what I have. It would seem I have a motor from a 65 Chrysler. But why would a motor cast in 64 and put in a 65 car have a 62 block casting number? The books list other numbers for 413s and the 185 sequence only for 62. The heads are still on the floor, need cleaned up, and I'm too beat to mess with anything more today. I'll get to them later.