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Tire Irons Garage
Posted 2023-02-27 6:33 PM (#627914)
Subject: 1959 Dodge 2-door Coronet V8 indemnification


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Hi folks, we have a 1959 Dodge Coronet Lancer 2- door, hard top. It has a V8. The numbers on front left of block read: 1737828. Can we tell which engine this is from this number?
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Shep
Posted 2023-02-27 7:32 PM (#627916 - in reply to #627914)
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Location: Chestertown, NY ( near Lake George)		Pretty sure it is the 361 B block, couldn't find the number online. Dist. Is in the front, no ?
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Posted 2023-02-27 8:32 PM (#627919 - in reply to #627914)
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Tire Irons Garage - 2023-02-27 3:33 PM
Hi folks, we have a 1959 Dodge Coronet Lancer 2- door, hard top. It has a V8. The numbers on front left of block read: 1737828. Can we tell which engine this is from this number?


I presume (perhaps incorrectly) that you are reading the casting number (which is NOT the engine number):

Here is a listing of B/RB big block casting numbers from that period:

1737622 – 1958-1960, 350/361/383 B/RB-series big-block, 1.94/1.60 valves, 73.5cc

1737635 – 1958, 350/36, B/RB-series big-block, 1.94/1.60 valves, 73.5cc

1737637 – 1958-1959, 361 B/RB-series big-block, 1.94/1.60 valves

1844705 – 1958-1959, 350/361/383, B/RB-series big-block, 1.94/1.60 valves, 73.5cc

REFERENCE: https://www.enginelabs.com/engine-tech/a-guide-to-mopar-v8-cylinder-...

This 1959 Plymouth info but it might (should??) help:







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ronbo97
Posted 2023-02-27 11:00 PM (#627924 - in reply to #627914)
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Tire Irons Garage - 2023-02-27 6:33 PM Hi folks, we have a 1959 Dodge Coronet Lancer 2- door, hard top. It has a V8. The numbers on front left of block read: 1737828. Can we tell which engine this is from this number?

It's a 326 V8. One year only engine, based on the 318. Can you post a photo of the car and possibly the data plate, which is usually on the passenger side firewall.

Ron

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ronbo97
Posted 2023-02-27 11:05 PM (#627925 - in reply to #627916)
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Shep - 2023-02-27 7:32 PM Pretty sure it is the 361 B block, couldn't find the number online. Dist. Is in the front, no ?

Nope. No Coronet came with a 361. 230 flathead 6, 326 V8, or 383 V8 (D500 option).

Ron

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Shep
Posted 2023-02-28 4:13 PM (#627946 - in reply to #627914)
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Location: Chestertown, NY ( near Lake George)		I have a 59 Royal in the shop, 361 2bbl. engine.
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Posted 2023-02-28 5:04 PM (#627948 - in reply to #627946)
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Shep - 2023-02-28 4:13 PM I have a 59 Royal in the shop, 361 2bbl. engine.

But he has a Coronet, not a Royal.

Ron

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56D500boy
Posted 2023-02-28 5:23 PM (#627949 - in reply to #627924)
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ronbo97 - 2023-02-27 8:00 PM
It's a 326 V8. One year only engine, based on the 318.


From Allpar (if you can believe them):

"Dodge wrapped up their unique V8s in 1958, and joined Plymouth in using A-engines in their 1959 lineup. They asked plant engineers to create a new engine that was larger than their old 325; and thus was born the unique 326 cubic inch A-series V8 - the only A engine with hydraulic valve lifters - by using a larger bore than the 318. It was rated at 255 hp and 350 pound-feet with a two-barrel carburetor. This engine was dropped after just one model year; 1960 Dodge buyers found a 318 under the hood, unless they had ordered something stronger from the B-engine line (which had been optional since the 1958 model year). Both the Dodge 326 and the standard 318, when fitted to Dodge cars, carried the Red Ram name, as the "semi-Hemi" had."

But being an "A" series engine, the 326's distributor was at the back of the engine.



Edited by 56D500boy 2023-02-28 5:47 PM
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Shep
Posted 2023-02-28 5:44 PM (#627951 - in reply to #627948)
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Location: Chestertown, NY ( near Lake George)		Just pointing out the B block availability based on trim options, can be confusing at times. Not disagreeing with you.
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