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Yep, the guys have called it right. Does it say 3 liter on the top of valve cover? If so it is a 180 cube, if not it might be a 153 cube. I had one that I picked up when I worked at the marina for another someday project. I was thinking like Uncle Bob (now THERE is a scarey thought ) that it would be great for a little track car. They have a standard sbc bellhousing bolt pattern, so you could go stick or automatic.

I finally got tired of tripping over it so I ebayed it. These things are built like a tank and perform pretty well too. I had one of these in two boats I owned and they are powerful little engines for what they are.

Don

BTW, I'm thinking late '70's to mid 80's because of the large starter. Later versions used a smaller gear reduction model. I also don't see any evidence of water ingestion into any of the intake or exhaust ports, so it probably isn't seized up or anything nasty.