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    Looking for a manual for a Riva Crusader V8 210HP engine

    Yes the HIN checks out maybe the engine block got replaced who knows.
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    Looking for a manual for a Riva Crusader V8 210HP engine

    Ok I've checked https://marinepartssource.com/blog/identifying-crusader-inboard-marine-engines but the 1980 riva has a 93xxx serial number while it should have something smaller than 35865 according to the chart, I'm guessing the chart is not accurate?
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    Looking for a manual for a Riva Crusader V8 210HP engine

    They must have sent me the wrong papers, there are two rivas one year apart from each other, so the real S/N should be 46xxx I guess, the engine is stuck is it worth rebuilding?
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    Looking for a manual for a Riva Crusader V8 210HP engine

    now I see what you mean, a 46xxx serial number would mean this engine is indeed made in '84 https://marinepartssource.com/blog/identifying-crusader-inboard-marine-engines , so if this engine is made in '84 the id plate should have the 46xxx serial number originally, are the S/N on the block and...
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    Looking for a manual for a Riva Crusader V8 210HP engine

    the engine should have been made in '83 , the serial number on the block is different to the serial number from thermo electron which is weird, I don't know where's the cylidner head ID symbol, there's a number right beneath the distributor between the valve covers saying 623 OT and the GMC logo...
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    Looking for a manual for a Riva Crusader V8 210HP engine

    The papers have a different 5 letter number starting with 93... while the block has a 13 letter VIN where the first line is V10119WR which is standard for chevrolet engines giving the factory, date and engine type and on the second line is the 5 letter serial number starting with 46... which is...
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    Looking for a manual for a Riva Crusader V8 210HP engine

    The engine is from a riva boat, valve covers say thermo electron built for riva specs model 270, I found a 13 letter VIN number starting with V10........ on the engine block afterwards, it's exactly opposite to the gm casting number as shown in the picture from hans, l don't know where the id...
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    Looking for a manual for a Riva Crusader V8 210HP engine

    I went back to search the engine serial number and my casting number on the engine block is different than Hans's, it says 39 GM and has a 7 digit serial number that starts with 39 , do you have any insight regarding this difference? Any help appreciated.
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    Looking for a manual for a Riva Crusader V8 210HP engine

    thank for the info guys , so crusader got the engines from chevrolet, then marinazed them and screwed the id plate with a new serial number on them hence the serial number from chevrolet is different to the serial number crusader gave each engine?
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    Looking for a manual for a Riva Crusader V8 210HP engine

    Does the casting number have anything to do with the serial number?
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    Looking for a manual for a Riva Crusader V8 210HP engine

    Ah ok I see... thanks for the info, the id plate is fixed with screws on these engines, hope I can find it.
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    Looking for a manual for a Riva Crusader V8 210HP engine

    Ok thank you, I am particurarly searching for the engine serial number, I was told it was somewhere on the block itself but I can't find it, the whole boat was stripped and parts stored for 20+ years so I'm having a hard time finding the metal plate with the serial number.
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    Looking for a manual for a Riva Crusader V8 210HP engine

    I Is the number 551 on the engine block the engine number? I'm trying to find the engine number on my thermo electron 270 model from a riva boat, the metal plate is missing, it has 4 small screws, I might have stored it somewhere but I can't find it atm and I need the engine number, how many...
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