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Actually, it appears that the pad has been completely restamped. You can see faint impressions of the prior stamping underneath the present numbers. Perhaps this is an anomaly of the digital photo, lighting, and presentation on a computer display. But, I think not.
Whether this was done by the factory (engine repair after failing final test?) or later in an attempt to deceive, there is no way to know.
Actually, it appears that the pad has been completely restamped. You can see faint impressions of the prior stamping underneath the present numbers. Perhaps this is an anomaly of the digital photo, lighting, and presentation on a computer display. But, I think not.
Whether this was done by the factory (engine repair after failing final test?) or later in an attempt to deceive, there is no way to know.
I wasn't sure about that, and it has been almost 20 years since I owned this car.
But I think I recall thinking that just the last digit had been changed. Of course if it was done carefully enough, it would be almost undetectable (which it is).
73 engine pad anomaly
