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Old Jun 13, 2024 | 08:53 PM
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I have a 3902353/3659 tri power end carburetor. The date code reads 1A5, what date is that? Thanks Any help would be appreciated.
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Hi Joe can you post a picture?
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The stamp on the third line down is faint, but I think it says 1A5

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The stamp on the third line down is faint, but it says 1A5
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Typically the date is a 3-digit number found directly under the List #. First digit is year, second is month, and third is the week of the month.


I don't remember exactly, and I hate to shoot from the hip without reference material beside me, BUT...

As I recall, the second "digit" is the month.

It goes 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, for Jan, Feb, Mar, April, etc....

Then, it goes 0, A, B for Oct. Nov, Dec.


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Joe quick internet search 3659 is coming up as a 67 and/ or 68 tripower secondary carb.

The date on yours I believe is actually 741, which would be first week of April 1967. I think that “A” might just be a crooked “4” or somebody goofed that day putting the stamp together at the Holley factory.

It’s 3 characters versus 4 which means it’s a production piece, not a service replacement.
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Sorry I meant “745”, 5th week of April.
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And sorry again, I believe 427 is right, so now we have 5th week of October 1967. I’ll go back to bed now. 😀
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Thanks for the help. What confused me was that I didn't think there was a 5th week, and the first # looks straight down not on a angle.
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