'65 396 block question
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'65 396 block question
I have seen a block for sale with the following numbers:
It is a 3855962 casting
THe casting date is C165
The pad is stamped T0319IF 5116070
My question is this:
The serial # (5116070) would be past the last 65 corvette vin. Is this a service replacement block/engine?
It is a 3855962 casting
THe casting date is C165
The pad is stamped T0319IF 5116070
My question is this:
The serial # (5116070) would be past the last 65 corvette vin. Is this a service replacement block/engine?
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Re: '65 396 block question (riogrand)
So this is out of VIN 16070 of the run. The 1 is only a "place holder" the VIN sequence is 106070. Cast on Mar 16th, assembled on Mar 19th of '65. That's a very early one, the first seems to be in Feb just before sequence number 11059, the last - sometime in July.
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Re: '65 396 block question (riogrand)
No. The last '65 VIN sequence number was 123564. Job one always begin with 100001, not 000001, and since the first L-78 was around sequence number 112000, you're probably are looking at an original L-78 case cast on March 16, 1965. The "5" preceeding the sequence number on the pad stamp is the model year - 1965.
Sounds like an original factory installed L-78 engine case to me.
Of course, you'll probably what to know why the sequence number began at a hundred thousand - one instead of one. So would I, as I have no idea. Maybe JohnZ has an answer.
Duke
Sounds like an original factory installed L-78 engine case to me.
Of course, you'll probably what to know why the sequence number began at a hundred thousand - one instead of one. So would I, as I have no idea. Maybe JohnZ has an answer.
Duke
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Re: '65 396 block question (SWCDuke)
OK... got it. I was only looking at the last 4 digits and overlooked the fact that it was 116070 (not 126070) which is before the last vin of 123564. Thanks for clearing up my confusion.
