what size engine is this?

[1968olds98]

just me again not sure what size engine i have in this 1968 olds 98 conv. 398021F above water pump (not sure if its an 8 or 6 ) sorry. W on intake,G on drivers head,445 stamped on front of passenger head, and the engine is gold,single exhaust,4 barrel.Thanx

[rocketraider]

F block indicates an early 455 engine which would be right for a 68 Ninety-Eight. G heads didn't come out till 1971. Is this intake aluminum?

One mind tells me we're being taken for a ride here, but it's entirely possible the car has had a 1971 engine put in during its life, and it was a W30 engine.

[1968olds98]

thanx for responding on both my issues, i will try to work on the brakes in the next day or two. also thanx for the info on the engine, not sure if intake is alum. all is painted gold, will try magnet on it. is there any chance i can contact you by phone? i am very new to oldsmobile and i have a few questions,besides i am a much better talker than typer!!! Thanx again Phil

[Brentman]

also try to locate the block number. Its stamped on a small pad on the driver's side of the engine, towards the front and below the head. its fairly difficult to find on most cars unless you know exactly where to look. I saw a picture of where its at on the web somewhere and i'd like it if I could remember.

[texasred]

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~csimpson/Tech/442Tech.html

Several good links here including pics of where to find block codes.

Good luck!

C.J.

[Brentman]

Thanks C.J., that's exactly the link I was looking for.

These two images should help:

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~csimpson/Tech/Head_ID.jpg

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~csimpson/Tech/Block_ID.jpg

For the first image, refer to the Oldsmobile FAQ: http://www.442.com/oldsfaq/ofeng.htm#Engines

BTW, if anyone with the national club's website reads this, it would be nice to see an interactive and maintained version of the FAQ managed by the OCA.

[rocketraider]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">BTW, if anyone with the national club's website reads this, it would be nice to see an interactive and maintained version of the FAQ managed by the OCA. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> </div></div>

<img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Sorry- had to laugh. The website gets updated, what, once in 5 years? And we think it could incorporate or manage a FAQ section?

442.com is a privately owned and managed website, and I expect its owner would not be amenable to the OCA managing its FAQ.

[Brentman]

I've seen the same FAQ posted in several locations. If 442.com has ownership over that intellectual property, they need to begin asserting it. I like that site, don't read me wrong. But I dont' think they have ownership of the document itself. At this point, with multiple variations of the FAQ floating around, and multiple authors/contributors having put their stamp on it, I doubt any one group or person can claim ownership of the entire property.

That being said, I'd still like to see a master FAQ somewhere that is actually maintained. To often someone publishes these types of things and they lanquish, lacking updates for months if not years. With today's web technologies, its not an overly difficulty manner to create a knowledgebase that's maintained by a community with only a few people in place to help patrol the updates and deal with errors and intentionally corrupt information.