So my friend took the valve covers off his 67 ,289 and stampeed on valve heads it reads 302 . So is the motor a 302 or just the heads or do we have to remove the starter for the engine code to be sure.He got the car under the impression it was a 289 , I think there has been a motor swap.What do you think?

 

I would get the casting number to be sure.

 

Will the 302 heads work on the 289 block?

 

yup.....when i bought my 1st car (a 68 sprint), one head was a 289 and one was a 302. never knew if it was part of a mid-year switch at the factory or if someone did it afterwards.

 

heads are the same.

 

you will need to check on the engine code to be sure.
but there miught be a chance that when someone came up with the idea of putting on 302 stock heads that the whole engine has been replaced.

 

Thanks for the input. I just now have to convience my friend to pull the starter to get the block code. I don't think he really wants to know.I think it shouldn't matter he has a real nice 67 vert that has been restored well and looks great .