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#1
09-29-2009, 01:23 AM
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Re: Engine block stampings
It was just another possible scenario. But we must remember, we are all human and mistakes are/were made.
I recently saw a '69 Camaro 396 block in which the 3rd number was a 5 and it should have been a 6. It was confirmed with a email from Kurt Sonen as he new of a block that had the same problem and both VIN's were very close. Kurt 
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#3
09-29-2009, 04:33 AM
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Re: Engine block stampings
"new"
 Sorry...I did not catch that in time. Proofreading is something I need to do more often. 
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#4
09-29-2009, 07:27 AM
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Re: Engine block stampings
I have a late 1968 dated DZ short block with very low miles. The motor has the correct assembley stampings on the pad, but no VIN # anywhere on the block. Not even the slightest hint of a VIN # on the pad or by the oil filter. The short block has never been decked or even disassembled. Is it common to have a car motor without a VIN #? Where else could this short block came from?
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#5
09-30-2009, 07:15 AM
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Re: Engine block stampings
It was the job of the setup man to change all the gang stamps at the start of the shift.
I worked in several component plants and changing the date was just part of the routine and it always happened...
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#6
10-01-2009, 03:10 AM
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Re: Engine block stampings
The block has the casting date, suffix code, and assembly date, but no VIN #. Would a crate motor than still have a DZ suffix code?
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#7
10-01-2009, 04:45 AM
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Re: Engine block stampings
IT WOULD NOT. it would be a "CE" block
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