hello,
what Dan is saying is the little ledge in the corresponding place at the front of the block to the arrowed point in your pic.
sometimes the stamping is really faint and needs a keen eye and good light to see.



regards,Rod

Yes. I do know. I will disassemble and clean up and take more pictures tomorrow.

Here are photos of the under the #1 plug and another under the #6 & #5 plugs respectively.



The link to view all of my /6 pictures here...
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.c ... Id=2254699

OK you need to look right here for the number, but not from the side. Look down on that pad from the TOP. it will be stamped into the same surface the head gasket sits on. do you see it now?

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hello,
just so we are clear on this,the place you should be looking is the flat surface in the same plane as the top of the block,not the side of the block.
are we all on the same page here?
see where the arrow points in the pic.

sorry,I did'nt wipe it clean first !
regards,Rod

that shows why its stamped into the top, so a tech doing PDI on the car can record the engine number without unbolting anything.

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I've been calling it as i see it for my entire life and that's not about to change. Take it or leave it.

Ok, yes I see it..
As best as I can tell it looks like ... 5225 1 2 19

Does any one have a chart that breaks down the codes that I can find online? So that I can find out what the first 5 and the 19 mean? I know it is a 225 and it was manufactured January 2nd.