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Gorf
05-17-2005, 02:48 PM
I don't know my Caddy engines well enough. I was told it is late 50's early 60's vintage. Would that make it a 368?

http://www.whootis.com/pics/Caddy/1.jpg
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http://www.whootis.com/pics/Caddy/3.jpg
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cadzu
05-17-2005, 02:53 PM
looks like a 365/390
cadzu
05-17-2005, 06:39 PM
fwiw it should have a 2 digit# in the side of the block right above the oil pan.the 2 digits will tell u what year engine it is.i can rule out the 368 as it wasnt produced till 78 i believe.

specs are
365 engine=4.00borex3.625stroke
390 engine=4.00borex3.875stroke

if your block is a 58 and back it's a 365
the 390's were introduced in 59
Ted in Olympia WA
05-17-2005, 06:46 PM
Did it come out of a boat with those exhaust manifolds?

TED
Caddycarlo
05-18-2005, 07:41 AM
I agree it looks like a 390 from a boat .......
Al from MTS
05-18-2005, 07:46 AM
Ted's on the money. For sure it's out of a boat. Some vintage boat resto guy would probally wee himself for some of the parts on the engine.
I know there were a few 50's vintage Chris Craft wood boats that were produced with a Cad engine option. Those particular boats are worth more because of that.
BooBoo
05-18-2005, 04:15 PM
Its a engine .
KJC
05-18-2005, 07:20 PM
No it's not an engine, It's a motor!
Buddy
05-18-2005, 07:42 PM
I beg-to-differ, motors are electric. Internal combustions are engines.
Buddy
05-18-2005, 07:44 PM
I beg-to-differ, motors are electric. Internal combustions are engines.
KJC
05-19-2005, 11:02 AM
Keep begging, it was a joke.
What about vacuum motors?
What about motorcycles?
Dictionary definition of motor is engine.
Engine just sounds better to some people, some people just like to say "motor".
~JM~
05-19-2005, 11:30 AM
A very intelligent Engineer straightened me out on this long ago.

Inductance Motors

Internal Combustion Engines


And a Billet of Aluminum ends with an "A" sound. Like the end of Chevrolet. Not with an "it" sound.

~JM~
curtis73
05-22-2005, 04:27 PM
http://www.glen-l.com/
http://boards.trailerboats.com/cgi-bin/trailerboats/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi
http://www.v-driveboat.com/forums.php

If you want top dollar for it, here are some boating forums that would suck it up in a heartbeat. Those cooled manifolds are probably worth more than their weight in gold.

Do you have the generator and complete distributor? How about the starter? Those are very rare marine-only pieces that will bring excellent money. Save it, don't let it rust away! We boaters are always looking for examples like this.