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Help needed with 350 Chevy ID

Hi,

I have a 1972 Chevy truck with what I was told was a 350 Chevy engine in it. The only ID number if you want to call it that on the engine that I could find was stamped on a pad on the front passenger side just behind the alternator and that is:

LOBDILL

I can't tell if that's a zero or an O and if that's an I or a 1. What I typed above is exactly how it looks on the engine however.

Does anyone have any idea what this engine is? It's not original since this was a 6-cyl truck. Also, are there any other areas I could look for another number or ID of some kind?

Thanks for any and all help!

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Splock
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The "IL" hints that it could be a 1969 350 block originally with a 2 barrel carb. But this is a guess on my part because the first letter should point to the plant that manufactured it and L doesnt line up to any plants F=Flint,Mi 68-75 T=Tonawanda (NY) F=Flint Motor Facility '67 K=McKinnon Industries(St Catherines Ontario) F=Flint Motor Facility M=G.M. of Mexico K=McKinnon Industries S= Saginaw Service T=Tonawanda N.Y. T=Tonawanda N.Y. V=Flint Engine Plant V=Flint Engine Plant

Then there should be 4 numbers that give the month and day of manufacture followed by letters that are the engine suffix, ie what engine it is

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The casting number is going to be needed, its on the back side of the block, drivers side adjacent to the bell housing.

Whitelightning

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Whitelightning

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