10-19-2013, 10:29 PM | #1 |
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cast numbers
picked up a flathead v-8,all I could find on the block is 81 in big numbers at the front of the block.any help on this.
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10-19-2013, 11:00 PM | #2 |
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Re: cast numbers
Post some pictures.
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10-19-2013, 11:06 PM | #3 |
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Re: cast numbers
Hi,it's a 1938 engine,3 1/16" bore....we have the same numbering system here as all our engines were cast in Canada....
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10-19-2013, 11:28 PM | #4 |
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Re: cast numbers
thanks for the info old col.
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10-20-2013, 03:31 AM | #5 |
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Re: cast numbers
Could also be 1939, 1940 and possibly 1941.
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10-20-2013, 09:23 AM | #6 |
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10-21-2013, 04:36 PM | #7 |
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Re: cast numbers
And...there were 2 81 24 stud blocks, short crank 1938 only (same crank as the last 21 studs) and late '38---41 or so with the long crank and bigger bearings. Long crank was because of crank mounted fan.
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