Casting # & Date code

[1twisted1]

I know it's a 6.2 question there's just more people that view this section so I figured I ask here.

Can anybody help with the block & heads casting numbers?? & date codes?? in my build up post in the 6.2 section??

Thanx

 

[1twisted1]

Got the date's on the block and heads answered in my post in the 6.2 section, Block is 6.2l cast June 01, 1982, Heads also 6.2 diesel cast May 25, 1988.

I've read these where the worst castings is this correct????

 

[J.Peart]

i don't believe that is correct. i believe what you have there is a much sought after 'red block'. the first year of the 6.2 (1982) is a good block, and was painted red rather than black as used on the later engines. i believe the 88-93 engines were also considered better blocks (though i may have the exact years wrong).

seeing as yours was not an original engine chances are it was painted when it got put in your 1990.