groundrat

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Hey all, new to this board. I have a question about how to ID a canadian built 305. I found some numbers on it, but not the normal id numbers. I will email you a picture if it will help. The numbers and letters are on the passenger side on the block right behind the motor mount. they are as follows:

A 27
D N To the right there is what looks like a clock and right below is G 7. Sorry if this does not make sense, but I am usually a Ford guy. Thanks in advance for the help.

Bill

1986redbird

you need to check on the drivers side of the motor right where the tranny bolts to the block, there should be a series of numbers stamped there. it may take some scraping and cleaning to see them but they're there. then go to "mortec.com" and look them up.

RB83L69

What are you trying to determine about it?

89RsPower!

the letter/numbers your refering to indicate things such as the time of day and what shift it was made on and such.. not really important..

Vader

Ways to tell if you have a Canadian-built 305 SBC:

1. Instead of 305 cubic inches, a 5.0L works out to more like 411.75 (CD);
2. The coolant from the heater core passes through hosers ;
3. You never accelerate, you "Take off!"
4. When you use low-octane fuel, it doesn't go "Knock", it goes "Knock, eh!"
5. You open the hood, and the cap on the plastic tank alongside the radiator says "Molson Fluid Only";
6. Instead of a wing nut on the air cleaner lid, there are two diagonal pieces of duct tape;
7. The temperature gauge only goes to -10°C;

Sitting Bull

Hey, that's kind of hot for us up here

Berlinetta82

Mine has a big 305 cast into it on the back of the block, facing up where the tranny bolts up. Its out of an 81, im not sure if the '84 305 I had was like that.

89RsPower!

lol!!!

Vader

The cool thing is that Canucks are big enough to take it in stride. They're still chuckling over us trying to play hockey, anyway...

There are ID stampings on the right front deck:



There are casting numbers on the left rear ledge:



There are lots of mold core I.D. number for every part of the sand cores. Depending on the year, there will also be alloy ID markings on the front of the case, displacement markings on the sides, and dots and dimples all over that I haven't figured out yet.

As RB asked, why are you curious?

darbleinad

hahahha. thats a great list. i love it.

DJP87Z28

Its like a American Cheese, up North I guess trhey call it Canadian Cheese. So it should be the same With a 305, they want a Canadian Engine so be it. What they need is more French cars.

Vader

Nobody needs French cars...

But we're curious - why are you trying to determine if th eengine was assembled in Canada? The specifications should be exactly the same as a US, Australian, or "Hecho en Mexico" model.

darbleinad

i was wondering the same thing myself. interms of 3rdgen f-bodies the only differences between canadian 305 powered cars and american ones were the emissions components and indcution systems on the cars. the canadian cars didnt the CCC Q-jet until 86 or 87 (i cant remember which). the earlier carb cars sold in canada had a regular mechanical q-jet, vacuum advance distributor, no computer, no O2 sensor, and no air pump. the cars did have a cat and egr and charcoal canister.