Engine question C2
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Engine question C2
If the engine in a C2 broke down when the car still had the guarantee and the dealer had to change the engine for a new one, would the engine have the same suffix and numbers as the old engine? Or a blank pad?
Also any difference between the 63, 64, 65, 66 and 67 rregarding to the question above?
Also any difference between the 63, 64, 65, 66 and 67 rregarding to the question above?
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If the engine in a C2 broke down when the car still had the guarantee and the dealer had to change the engine for a new one, would the engine have the same suffix and numbers as the old engine? Or a blank pad?
Also any difference between the 63, 64, 65, 66 and 67 rregarding to the question above?
Also any difference between the 63, 64, 65, 66 and 67 rregarding to the question above?
I don't recall what the warranty period was on '63-'66 cars, but it was a year or less. 67's had a 5-year/50,000-mile powertrain warranty.
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Adding to JohnZ’s reply, here’s my story: the original owner of my ’67, told me the “engine” was replaced by the dealer while it was still under warranty due to excessive oil consumption. The original owner is now 85 and not much of a “car guy” so he’s a little fuzzy on exactly what was done to the engine. It has a ’67 Corvette block, casting number 3892657, but with a date code of H287 (August 28, 1967), which is later than the car build date of May 19. The engine pad has been stamped V0417HE which is the same as the original engine stamp according to the POP, but with no VIN stamp. The heads are both dated February ’67, implying they are the original heads. My conclusion is that the dealer did a short block replacement and re-stamped the block to match the original POP engine code.
Forgot to mention that the stamp is a larger font and doesn't appear to be an engine plant stamp.
Forgot to mention that the stamp is a larger font and doesn't appear to be an engine plant stamp.
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So as JohnZ and Mike67nv say you can have the stamp from when the swapped engine was put in the car or have the engine pad stamped with the number the broken engine had but without the partial VIN?
Also this may differ from dealer to dealer?
But is it a matching numbers car if you dont have the original recipt from when the engine swap was done? If the job was done under the guarantee did you recive a recipt?
Also this may differ from dealer to dealer?
But is it a matching numbers car if you dont have the original recipt from when the engine swap was done? If the job was done under the guarantee did you recive a recipt?
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So as JohnZ and Mike67nv say you can have the stamp from when the swapped engine was put in the car or have the engine pad stamped with the number the broken engine had but without the partial VIN?
Also this may differ from dealer to dealer?
But is it a matching numbers car if you dont have the original recipt from when the engine swap was done? If the job was done under the guarantee did you recive a recipt?
Also this may differ from dealer to dealer?
But is it a matching numbers car if you dont have the original recipt from when the engine swap was done? If the job was done under the guarantee did you recive a recipt?
even if it is a re stamp and matching numbers, it is still not original....
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I thought the goal is to have our cars "appear as factory original", i.e., not "be original".
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But an "Honest" papertrail that proves such a story. Does help it's provenance and value.Speaking as the owner of a C2 with NO provenance and lots of personal value.
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Den samme logikken gjelder også for differensial og overføring dersom de måtte byttes mens under garantien. Hvis de ble byttet ut, de er ikke original. Jeg er enig i at full dokumentasjon av warrnaty utskifting vil tilføre verdi til bilen, men vil ikke være verdt asmuch som en med selve original tog komponenter.
I just love Google translator. I have clients in Stavanger and Lysager and get copied on all sorts of e-mail in Norwegian that I have to figure out.
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If the engine in a C2 broke down when the car still had the guarantee and the dealer had to change the engine for a new one, would the engine have the same suffix and numbers as the old engine? Or a blank pad?
Also any difference between the 63, 64, 65, 66 and 67 regarding to the question above?
Also any difference between the 63, 64, 65, 66 and 67 regarding to the question above?
Most blank-pad "warrentee replacement" stories are bunk. If its not documented, the car is just another NOM car.
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Den samme logikken gjelder også for differensial og overføring dersom de måtte byttes mens under garantien. Hvis de ble byttet ut, de er ikke original. Jeg er enig i at full dokumentasjon av warrnaty utskifting vil tilføre verdi til bilen, men vil ikke være verdt asmuch som en med selve original tog komponenter.
I just love Google translator. I have clients in Stavanger and Lysager and get copied on all sorts of e-mail in Norwegian that I have to figure out.
I just love Google translator. I have clients in Stavanger and Lysager and get copied on all sorts of e-mail in Norwegian that I have to figure out.
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Translation to Candian is much easier. You just add "eh" to the end of every sentence.
Oh, yeah, didn't I tell you to get those mag wheels off "my" car?...lol
Oh, yeah, didn't I tell you to get those mag wheels off "my" car?...lol
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I worked in Burbank Ca. At Crest Chevrolet In the late 60's and I did all the Corvette engine and trans work . I replaced a few engines like a LT1 long block, 327's Short blocks and they had NO numbers on the pad and I dint stamp any numbers on it. Also a few Trans main cases like 350 or 400 but dint think about numbers. No one cared about numbers back then, just repair the car.I worked on many TV stars Corvettes.
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'66 was 24/24. Had a friend who had a BB and blew the motor twice. After the first incident, they had disconnected the odometer to prolong the warranty period and the brother climbed into the car ten minutes before the dealer tow truck arrived to haul it back for what became another motor replacement. It was 23,6XXX something.