Just joined.....have questions

Not sure if I'm in the right forum.....if not, point me in the right direction.

I recently bought a piece farm equipment dating back to around 1972, which is powered by a 318 Chrysler. Engine is not original. It is a replacement scrounged up from somewhere.

My reason for coming here was to be able to ask questions about the engine....mainly so I can ID the thing so I can find parts for it, but also to understand it and keep it running in tip top shape. Found you guys when I tried to track down the engine block off the series number.....4104230-318-16. I think the date stamp says 2-15-83. No R, X or anything I can find, and no vin# where it was supposed to be. So NOT a race engine, but what is it? Crate engine? Industrial? Finally got her started yesterday and she purrs pretty nice, whatever she is.

Anyway, if this is an OK place to hang out, I'll start asking questions on the engine forum. Seems like more than one or two well informed guys hanging out there.


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Read this thread on how to ID a small block:

How to ID a Small Block Engine Block: