casting date/assembly date..

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Our 68 L78 engine has an assembly date of 6-10-68..the 163 intake that came with it had the same date...is that possible??? I would figure the manifold date should be a little before the engine assembly....any thoughts??

It's possible - the intake was cast at the Tonawanda Foundry, which was on the same piece of property as the engine plant (about two football fields apart), and shipped across the yard raw to the engine plant where it was machined and assembled to the engine. It would be possible for the intake to be cast early on 1st shift at the foundry and end up on an engine assembled on second shift at the engine plant next door. We've documented known-original midyear Corvette blocks cast at Saginaw early on 1st shift and assembled at Flint Engine (an hour away by truck) the same day on second shift. Certainly not the "norm", but it's happened.



wilma

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John,

How is this possible? I would expect that the intake
castings ( raw ) would be batch machined to save costs.
It almost defies logic.....

Steve