Engine/transmission ID

scottyrodgers

Attacked are the serial numbers from my hornet body,engine, tranny. Doing the research pretty confident the body and chassis are a 54 from july. Cant find anything about engine and tranny numbers. I assume they are the same as the body but engine has a set on the bottom left below the genny that says 10-6-52 and above the distributer are the rest of the sn. From the list used to id the body it doesnt show a hornet  from 50 to 54 coming with a 262 only jets super wasp and commodore knowing the eng/tranny is a must so i get the correct parts. Any ideas????

ski4life65

Are you sure it is a 262, and not a 308 with a 262 head?

Glowplug

Go to my website, under Engines the information is posted there.  Looking at what you posted, probably a 1952/262 Engine.   No bottom rib on block, definitely not a 308.  Serial numbers for installation that match body tag are stamped into block at front top of block below head, left side.

Ric West IN

304299 is a 1951-1953 casting for the 232- 262  your casting date indicates it was cast for the 1953 model year. The only difference between 232 and 262 is the stroke made possible by a different crankshaft.   Don't know what else you need. 
Have fun! 

Ric West IN

Oops, forgot that the 232 has different pin height pistons, same bore but different pin location.  Best bet though is this is a 262.

duncan

Probably the car at one time blew engine and was replaced with a 52 engine? because hydra matic is a h52 .The 54 hydra matic tranny number is H 54 Ray

scottyrodgers

Would this make a difference in the distributor and all ignition components??? Maybe im putting the wrong cap rotor coil etc and thats why i get no ignition

Ric West IN

Ignition components are the same, 51-56 for the six.