[iluv69s]

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Seeing as how the dates cant be seen.......just interested to hear reasoning behind importance of manifold dates, versus correct casting numbers and CONDITION ???????

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If I was gonna pay the price for real parts, I would definitely try and find the correct dates..if for nothing else for resale some day....if I came across a set real cheap, that may be a different story...same goes for the heads, etc... jmo