![]() ![]() ![]() Numbers on the back of the engine (which aren’t always present) are for the date. Finally, look for a small rebuild plate adjacent to the bottom of the dipstick tube. Military rebuilds often had the number skimmed off and then stamped elsewhere (see photo), so check carefully. Perhaps the original engine freeze-cracked and was rebuilt with a new block. If it isn’t there, it’s virtually certain that your engine is not the original unit – or if it is, something has happened to it. ![]() The punching was sometimes light, and metal is hard – so, scrub well with a wire brush. The engine number should be located on the top front corner of the machined flat exhaust manifold mounting face. These are the sort of numbers you want to find. A 1953 model-year 80-inch would have been produced between summer 1952 and summer 1953, and both the vehicle and the unit numbers (engine, axles, gearbox, etc) were eight-digit numbers starting with 361.Ī 1954 model-year 86-inch would have been built between summer 1953 and summer 1954, and its vehicle and unit numbers were eight-digit numbers starting 461. Rover described its Series I Land Rovers by model-year. There were two models of short wheelbase Land Rover produced in 1953. There is a number partly stamped and partly cast on the rear of the engine, but I’ve been told this is a date. I searched online to find where the number should be, but it isn’t there. It was very dirty, so I cleaned parts of it to look for the number. I believe the engine is the original and I need to find its number so I can order spares. I own a short-wheelbase Series I from 1953. ![]()
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