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V8 Engines

Stamped on pad on front of right cylinder head directly below alternator mounting.

Engine Code

Prefix Suffix Displ. & Carb. Comp. Ratio
F or T VA, VB, VC, VD 250" 6 1 Bbl. 8.5:1
F or T VE, VF, VG 250" 6 1 Bbl. 8.5:1
F or T VJ, VK (Exp.) 250" 6 1 Bbl. 7.25:1
W None 330" V8 2 Bbl. 9.0:1
W E (Export) 330" V8 2 Bbl. 8.3:1
W G 330" V8 4 Bbl. 10.25:1
W L 330" V84 Bbl. 9.0:1
W H (Export) 330" V84 Bbl. 8.3:1
X None 330" V8 2 Bbl. 10.25:1
X E (Export) 330" V8 2 Bbl. 8.3:1
X G 330" V8 4 Bbl. 10.25:1
X L 330" V8 4 Bbl. 9.0:1
X H (Export) 330" V8 4 Bbl. 8.3:1
V None 400" V8 4 Bbl. 10.5:1
M None 425" V8 2 Bbl. 10.25:1
M L 425" V8 2 Bbl. 9.0:1
M E (Export) 425" V8 2 Bbl. 8.3:1
N None 425" V8 4 Bbl. 10.25:1
N S 425" V8 4 Bbl. 10.5:1
N E (Export) 425" V8 4 Bbl. 8.3:1
Fig 1: OLDSMOBILE 6 CYLINDER ENGINES UNIT NUMBER LOCATION
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