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This is what D-Idiot wrote:
0225 R 1024 E
0=model year or plant number (1970 or 1980 if model year)
225=Cubic inch displacement
R= engine usage code:
R=Passenger car engine
1024=shift it was built on
E=parts ID code:
A=oversize cylinder bore
E= Cast Crank shaft
X=o/s valves
These numbers aren't entirely conclusive either in some cases, my 1974 block just says 3W 225 4 06 on the pad
(1973, 225, 406 shift code...)
Can't wait til you open it up and ring the crank with a wrench to see if it rings or has a dull sound to it....
Otherwise, a 1980 cast crank passenger car mill...
-D.Idiot
0225 R 1024 E :
"0" - 1980 model year. 1970 would be "F"
R - Regular fuel
1024 = Date of assembly - October 24, 1979
E - Cast iron crank
3W 225 4 06
3 - 1973 model year (You sure it is "3"?)
W - Windsor engine plant
225 - engine displacement
4 06 - build date : April 06, 1973
Also, check for a machined pad under the #6 cylinder and what is stamped on that.