Identify the engine

Posted by Roundsy On 2018/10/1 11:25:11

So I made up my mind to change my water pump since the radiator is out and now I have a new problem. I have been operating under the assumption that I have a 288 motor but today I noticed the head is stamped 356. I don't know if the head was changed or the whole motor. I looked where the engine number should be and I can't see it. It looks like there is a heat shield mounted near the starter that may be hiding the number but I can't remove it without loosening the head bolts. Anyway is there a way beside the number to tell the difference between the motors?