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Decoding A Block

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1978 King Cobra, Auto, 302.

I pulled the engine, had it rebuilt and trying to decode the block, is it possible that it’s the original or no? From what I could research, it looks to be a 1979 block,,??
 

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Vic1978 said:
1978 King Cobra, Auto, 302.

I pulled the engine, had it rebuilt and trying to decode the block, is it possible that it’s the original or no? From what I could research, it looks to be a 1979 block,,??
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According to the casting number, you are correct. That is a '79 block.
 

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What are the differences between the 1978 302 and the 1979? Are there any?
 
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