My 1967 Monaco (Canadian car) came with a 318 (which I understand was not offered in the US, it would have been a 383). This was my dad's car that I restored during the 1985 - 1989 time frame. I believe the original engine was a different block, possibly what was used in US cars in 1966 and earlier but the left-over blocks were used in Canadian cars in 1967. Was this the "Y" block, replaced with the "LA" block? I believe these older engines were about 100 lbs heavier.
Anyways, during that restoration I took the engine out of the car and bought a remanufactured engine from a local Chrysler dealership. The original engine went to the dealership as a core exchange.
Bottom line - I don't exactly know what year engine I got. It could be anything from the 1970's up to 1987-ish (but likely something from the 80's). What ever it is, it bolted up to the 727 transmission just fine, was mounted in the car just fine, and I drove if for maybe 5k miles before putting the car in storage. I'm working on it now, getting it ready to fire up the engine, and I'm browsing through RockAuto looking at gaskets and seals and I'm wondering if I need to be looking at a more year-appropriate car for parts for this engine. Or maybe I don't? I don't know how similar the 318 would be across that time span. I do remember I had to obtain some parts from probably a junk yard (exhaust manifolds, maybe oil pan, valve covers, probably intake manifold). So if there are any markings on the block or heads that might tell me what year roughly the block would date to, I guess that's what I'm looking for.
Anyways, during that restoration I took the engine out of the car and bought a remanufactured engine from a local Chrysler dealership. The original engine went to the dealership as a core exchange.
Bottom line - I don't exactly know what year engine I got. It could be anything from the 1970's up to 1987-ish (but likely something from the 80's). What ever it is, it bolted up to the 727 transmission just fine, was mounted in the car just fine, and I drove if for maybe 5k miles before putting the car in storage. I'm working on it now, getting it ready to fire up the engine, and I'm browsing through RockAuto looking at gaskets and seals and I'm wondering if I need to be looking at a more year-appropriate car for parts for this engine. Or maybe I don't? I don't know how similar the 318 would be across that time span. I do remember I had to obtain some parts from probably a junk yard (exhaust manifolds, maybe oil pan, valve covers, probably intake manifold). So if there are any markings on the block or heads that might tell me what year roughly the block would date to, I guess that's what I'm looking for.
