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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 07:08 AM
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I have a 62 I've owned for about 45 years, It was a former FI car and everything verify's that.

What has me stumped is the stamp pad # is no where close to the VIN#.

The block casting # is 3782870 & the stamp pad is 4106968 F1203RF.

My VIN ends in 8663

I find it hard to belive that way back then someone would go thru the trouble to put another RF block in if the original went to toast. Is there any way to tell if this was a warranty replacement?

I have no plans on selling the car, but would like to have some kind of history to leave for my family should something happen to me.

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Somewhere close to you in a junk yard there is a 62 Corvette missing it's engine and wrecked
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I have a 62 I've owned for about 45 years, It was a former FI car and everything verify's that.
What has me stumped is the stamp pad # is no where close to the VIN#.
The block casting # is 3782870 & the stamp pad is 4106968 F1203RF.
My VIN ends in 8663
I believe that engine is from a 64 Vette casted in late 63.
Joe
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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by p7k3

The block casting # is 3782870 & the stamp pad is 4106968 F1203RF.

My VIN ends in 8663

I find it hard to belive that way back then someone would go thru the trouble to put another RF block in if the original went to toast. Is there any way to tell if this was a warranty replacement?

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I can't explain why that engine is in your '62. What I can tell you is that engine is out of a fuel injected '64 Corvette, specifically #6968.
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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 08:40 AM
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Well, thanks everyone for the info, I guess back then nobody cared one way or the other. My how things have changed.
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I can't explain why that engine is in your '62. What I can tell you is that engine is out of a fuel injected '64 Corvette, specifically #6968.
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Default Replacement FI engine
Back in the day it was no big deal to swap in another engine. My 62 FI #52XX has the engine from 62 FI #39XX.
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That's for sure, blow them up at the drags on Sunday, swap motors during the week, they were just cars back then.
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Back in the day it was no big deal to swap in another engine. My 62 FI #52XX has the engine from 62 FI #39XX.
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Old Nov 10, 2015 | 12:27 PM
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What's your location p7k3? I know of one situation that one owner had both and switched engines. If you're in AL,, maybe?
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I'm in New Jersey, sadly I must add.
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What's your location p7k3? I know of one situation that one owner had both and switched engines. If you're in AL,, maybe?
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Valve lash on a '62 fuelie is 0.008I, 0.018E
Valve lash on a '64 fuelie is 0.030I, 0.030E
Do you know what cam is in the engine?
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No I haven't a clue what cam is in there.
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Valve lash on a '62 fuelie is 0.008I, 0.018E
Valve lash on a '64 fuelie is 0.030I, 0.030E
Do you know what cam is in the engine?
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Originally Posted by ack fia
Back in the day it was no big deal to swap in another engine. My 62 FI #52XX has the engine from 62 FI #39XX.
When I bought the '62 when it was 5 years old, it had a 283! Didn't matter to me..."plan A" was to drive it for a year, get it "outta my system", sell it for a 100 bucks less than I paid for it
However..."plan B" "kicked in"...

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Originally Posted by p7k3
No I haven't a clue what cam is in there.
OK. If the engine is running right, just be aware of the difference in lash spec. and don't make a big change to the lash (set it to '62 spec. of 8-18) if you find the lash set at about 30-30!
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