440 id

[l8rg8r]

vin#dh23L9d499315 off of side of block by oil pan rail    e440 11 29hp2 the date on the side of block is 11-28-68  I have cleaned this engine and the orig color was orange that is all i know about it any other info avail would be great

[chargerbr549]

I might be able to help with some info, the D is most likely a c body, not sure about the H, 23 is two door coupe, L is HP 440, 9 is 69, and D is belvidere plant and then the sequential number.
Most of the info I found is for Dodge and Plymouth and not much on Chrysler, I am sure there are many others on this forum that can help you out.

Kevin

[no318]

DH is for Dodge Monaco.  A 2 dr hdtp. 69 Monaco with an HP 440 would have been pretty cool. 

[John_Kunkel]

e440 11 29hp2 the date on the side of block is 11-28-68

E is the year code for '69 and 11 29 is the build date November 29, 1968. HP means High Performance and the 2 means it was built on the 2nd (day) shift.

It's fairly unusual to find the build date to be the next day following the casting date; they must have had a backlog of orders to get out in a hurry. 

[l8rg8r]

thanks for the info

[Musicman]

DH23L9D499315

Make : D = Dodge Polara / Monaco
Price Class : H = High
Body Type : 23 = 2 Door Hardtop
Drive Train : L = 440 375HP 1-4BBL 8 CYL
Model Year : 9 = 1969
Assy Plant : D = Belvidere, IL, USA
Seq No. : 499315 = 399314th Vehicle

This information can be found at MyMopar.com

e440 11 29hp2

E = 1969
ENG. Displacement = 440
HP2 = High Performance
11 29 + Nov. 29th

This information can be found at YearOne.com

[l8rg8r]

best I can tell this engines original color was orange is that correct or should it be turquoise

















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[Musicman]

Hemi-Orange would be the correct color for a 69 HP block 

440 V8                 1966-69              All               Turquoise      P4120752
440 V8 HP/Police   1969-71    High Performance   H-Orange      P4349216

This information can be found at MyMopar.com