CHEVROLET CASTING NUMBERS
FOR IDENTIFYING THE YEAR AND APPLICATION, CYLINDER HEADS AND BLOCKS
CYLINDER HEADS
1917,18, 19 338048 D V-8
      1922 381099 FB THREE-PORT
      1916-21 333776 
      1922-27 345453 Single Port1 ½" Valves
      1927 346886 Single Port AA, LM. 1 21/32" Valves
      1928 348540 Two Port
      1929 835503 All
      1930-31 836273
      1930-31 836275 All
      1932 836718 All
      1933 836961 CA Master
      1933 600569 CC Standard
      1934 837230 DA Master
      1934 473740 DC Standard
      1935-36: Thanks to Mike Boteler for this information: 
  All 1935 models used the  # 837230 (15 long bolts) Head until serial numbers;  # 4783317 (Master), M4862180 (Standard) and T4860723 (Truck).  This information was found in S-M Bulletin # 28 dated 4-4-1935.  
  The new 1935 head  # 837682 (8 long and 7 short bolts) was also used on ALL models, not just the Standard.  
  The 1936 motors ALL had the  # 837981 (8 long and 7 short bolts), this head changed the compression ratio from 5.4:1 in 1935 to 6:1.  This Head became the replacement Head for the 1935 motors.
      1937 early 838355 All
      1937-40 838773 All
      1941-48 839401 All 216 and 235
      1949 3835409 All 216 and 235
      1950-53 3835517 All 216
      1950-52 3835499 216
      1950-52 3835909 235
      1953 3701887 235
      1954-55 3835913 235 
      1954 3635499 261 Truck
      1955 3708570 216 Truck
      1956 3836848 235
      1953 Corvette 6 Cylinder
      1954-55 3836241 Corvette 6 Cylinder
      1955 3703523 Passenger, Corvette V-8 265
      1956 3725306
      1956 3837064 Passenger, Corvette, V-8 265
      1957 3731554 Passenger, Truck V-8 283
      1957 3731539 Pas w/4BC V-8 283
      1947 3740997
   
CYLINDER BLOCKS
1924 327773
      1927 348709
      1928 348532
      1929-30 835501 All
      1931 836409 All
      1932 836573 All
      1933-34 837231 CA, DA, Master & Truck 
      1933 473180 CC Standard
      1933 836915 CB Master Commercial
      1934 473741 DC Standard
      1935 837591 All
      1936 836010 All and became replacement Block for 1935 motors
      Thanks to Mike Boteler for this information: 
      1937-38 838710 All
      1939 838941 All
      1940 839132 All
      1941 839400 216 Passenger & Truck
      1942-47 839770 
      1942-47 839910 216 Passenger, Truck 
      1942-47 3835335
      1942-47 839751 235 Truck
      1948-49 3835497 216 Passenger, Truck
      1048-49 3835309 235 Truck
      1950-51 3692703 235 Passenger Powerglide
      1950-51 3835497 216 Passenger, Truck
      1950-51 3692713 235 Truck
      1952 3835692 235 Passenger with Powerglide, Truck
      1952-53 3835849 216 Passenger, Truck
      1953 3701946 235 Except Powerglide
      1953 3701481 235 Powerglide
      1954 3701481
      1954 3835911 235 Powerglide
      1954 3701481 235 Excluding Powerglide
      1954-55 3702436
      1954-55 3703414 261 Truck
      1955 3835911
      1955 3733949 235 Excluding Powerglide
      1955 3836233 235 with Powerglide
      1955-56 3836340 261 Truck
      1953-55 3835911 235 Corvette 6-cylinder
      1955 3703524 265 V-8 Passenger, Corvette
      1956 3720991 265 V-8 Corvette
      1957 3731548 283 V-8 with 2 BBL carburettor
      1957 3867802 283 V-8 Fuel Injection
