I bought a pallet of heads at an auction because it had some 6 cylinder (possibly 235) heads on it. Pictures only and not that great, but took my chances. I did get a 848 that is marked "new head", so that is great. But the question I am having a hard time researching is the NOS eight head that is in its original shipping crate. I do not want to pry away, or cut the banding as someone might want it the way it is packaged for a display or pattina, etc. Anyway, it's an 8 cylinder flathead with GM and 4058(?)1 casting number. There might be two numbers under the strap, but not sure. I am making an assumption that is is an Oldsmobile head as there are some tags and scribbles on the wood supporting such. But it might be for another GM, but I don't think it's Pontiac, and Buick was overhad valve. Anyway, anyone have any idea what I got??? Thanks!!!
That is what I thought, but I can't find that number anywhere and the pictures on the innerweb show even spacing of the sparkplugs. Even the Oldsmobile staight eight video has even spaced spark plugs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=86aGNalFGco
The picture you posted doesn't look like the right engine, it says GMC on it near the front? I found a picture of an Olds engine, the spark plug spacing looks the same as your head, to me. L-36 that sold a while ago, on an auction site.
The picture I posted was a 1932, i.e., L-32. I thought they were the same, but not true. I found a car, L-35, with a postage stamp size picture of the head and I can just about read the serial number 405891. So, they must have changed the plug layout for '35 and '36. Hard to find picture showing the casting number for sure.