Help with old head number
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Burning Brakes
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Help with old head number
Hi all,
I pulled a head off an old spare engine I have had for my 61. It has been setting for about 40 years. Just curious what it is and what it may have been used on in the past.
8890462 B159 GM23
thanks
Joe
I pulled a head off an old spare engine I have had for my 61. It has been setting for about 40 years. Just curious what it is and what it may have been used on in the past.
8890462 B159 GM23
thanks
Joe
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How's about a late 1966 and early 1967 Corvette head. Used for both 300 and 350hp engines.
The B159 throws me, unless it's from a full size 1969 model.
I also think the number 3890462 as I can't find 889......
Harry
The B159 throws me, unless it's from a full size 1969 model.
I also think the number 3890462 as I can't find 889......
Harry
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I was reading upside down in the dark...maybe B156. I know it is not 1969 because I have had the 61 and extra engines since fall of 1968.
Many thanks, I got the idea of what it is.
Mark
I was reading upside down in the dark...maybe B156. I know it is not 1969 because I have had the 61 and extra engines since fall of 1968.
Many thanks, I got the idea of what it is.
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If the head DOES NOT have threaded accessory holes in the ends of the head, then it CANNOT be a 69-later head. That was the FIRST year for accessory holes in the ends of the heads. Yes, yes, yes, I know, some 58-59 heads on full size Chevy pass cars with the factory air suspension as well as some big trucks with compressors for air brakes had threaded holes in the ends of the heads--------------------but those are rare exceptions.
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