Anyone know what the "T" stands for??

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Looked at a 440 motor. On the pad by the dist 4 T 440. What is "T"? Year? Truck? Motorhome?

[694spdRT]

T = Trenton engine plant

[adauto]

Thanks, but shouldn't there be a year designation?

[Chryco Psycho]

cast into the side of the block there will be a date

[John_Kunkel]

Thanks, but shouldn't there be a year designation?

The "4" in front of the "T" is the year designator for 1974.

[dd44068]

I am not 100% but i think it stands for truck A friend of mine had something similar in his charger a few years ago

[MOPARHOUND!]

Definitely the "T" stands for Trenton Engine Plant, and not truck.

"For Engines made begining in 1974, the CID displacement will be prepended a "[ 4 .. 8 ]T-" Where 4T- means 1974, and 8T- mean 1978. The "T" indicates that it was made at the Trenton Plant (it does not mean truck). Quite often, these stamped IDs will be followed with an E indicating a cast crank."

Link to full article, "B/RB Block Identification", at autohobbydigest.com : http://www.autohobbydigest.com/t_blockid.html

[firefighter3931]

Just to add to the other posts ; the 74 "t" motor will also have a cast crank...assuming it is all original.

Ron

[John_Kunkel]

The meaning of the "T" depends on where it is in the number, a T after the year and before the displacement means Trenton but a T after the displacement means truck.

Example, 4T440T

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  Thanks for all your help..noe I know what I'm lookin at