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The Veteran gas station in Bergen

http://home.online.no/~herwitz/

is searching for help to identify two engines and 5 heads, and to find suitable parts (valves, etc.) for restoring the engines or swap/sell parts/complete engines asap.

Here are the numbers:

Engine # 1: Stamped # T 1540717 14 cast # 838710

Engine # 2: Stamped # 29713 - 8 CON - 1 cast # 836373

and engine heads:
(Only cast #s)

No 1) 24 836273 CON V 13 F - 201 1930 - 3

No 2) 8 K- 17 1. 836718 CON V 12

No 3 ) GM 838773 16 K - 1- 8 14 CON - 12

No 4 ) GM 3836650 CON V - 12 J 266

No 5 ) TOP 637878 P o 3 o 31 TRUCK

They also restore a 1937 truck, which will be converted to a wrecking truck.

Still missing some Grill parts:
1937 Grill Bottom Trim
1937 set of CLIPS - to hold side/bottom trim

Thanks for helping out!

Engine blocks

838710 is 1937-8 216 cu. in. block The "T" indicates a truck block.

836573 is a 1932 engine block (recheck number on block) Serial number is likely missing some digits.

Heads

836273 is a 1930-31 head

836718 a 1932 head

838773 a 37-8 head

3836650 didn't find

637878 didn't find on my lists.

I can' help on the parts.

Your head number 3836650 is probably 3836850 this is a truck 261 head.
check your other number 637878 you probably read it wrong.It probably 837--- ?

Thanks, both of you. I will forward the information.

Hopefully they will find out about the missing details.