terradriller

Hi all. I have a friend with a 61 that has a 283. The numbers match on the car but the engine numbers are missing. He said he believes it has the letters F and O stamped and where the numbers should be it is blank.
any thoughts??

thanks

rsinor

An intertying thought, the numbers match on the car but are missing? As good a definition of matching numbers as I suspect you will find.

emccomas

A picture of the 'F' and 'O' letters and the engine pad would help.

Geralds57

Over the counter replacement block.

Mossy66

It's short for F*** Off!

That's what I'd stamp on it if it didn't have the original numbers.

Gerry

emdoller

Now that's funny!!!

warrenmj

Crude, but yeah pretty funny

terradriller

I'll see if he can get me a picture. And elaborate on the numbers more

Thanks

Nicola

That's hilarious

C.T.

The block was probably decked, removing most of the letters/numbers on the pad.

vettebuyer6369

What an example of the personal interpretation method of the concept of "numbers matching."

tuxnharley

I think that's a close corallary to the old saying " figures don't lie, but liars can figure....."

terradriller

What do you mean by decked?

Nowhere Man

The top surface of the engine block or cylinder case was milled down to either remove the numbers or milled down to true the surface up

tuxnharley

When an engine is rebuilt completely many times the top surface of the cylinder decks are milled off to ensure a flat surface and a good seal with the heads. The block deck surface is at the same level as the stamp pad., so when an engine is decked the stamp pad numbers are removed as well.

terradriller

Thanks to you and nowhere man for your responses I appreciate them.
Some others on the forum would rather be snarky then give a positive response.
Thanks again

emccomas

Pictures would help a lot in getting your some answers.

terradriller

My friend is working on it

Roger Walling

When you come up with a statement like you made in the original post you should expect some kind of statement.

Next time, read your post before you submit it and make sure it says what you mean.

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desertpilgrim

The "F" and the "O" could be part of a rebuilder's ID stamp.