ENGINE PAD MATCHING NUMBERS ??? HELP ??

[johnny g'orlando]

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MATCHING NUMBERS DOUBLE STAMP ???
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[Robert E.]

Re: ENGINE PAD MATCHING NUMBERS ??? HELP ??

Johnny,

I took it upon myself to post your pictures.

Robert
41801

[Roy S.]

Re: ENGINE PAD MATCHING NUMBERS ??? HELP ??

I would call it is a bounce on the machine code, happenend quite often.

[Jimmy J.]

Re: ENGINE PAD MATCHING NUMBERS ??? HELP ??

Was anything put on the pad to assist the person stamping, a guide, tape or grease? Thanks, Jimmy

[Mike M.]

Re: ENGINE PAD MATCHING NUMBERS ??? HELP ??

no. mike

[Steve Wallach]

Re: ENGINE PAD MATCHING NUMBERS ??? HELP ??

Looks like the "broach" marks are there. Al Grenning seems to be the Authority on this, and I'm no expert, but your Pad looks good to me?

Cheers,

Steve

[Chuck S.]

Re: ENGINE PAD MATCHING NUMBERS ??? HELP ??

Be aware that the two sets of numbers were stamped at different times...the engine build stamp (left side of the photo) was made at engine plant in Flint, and the VIN derivative (right side of the photo) was stamped at St. Louis after the engine was selected for the car.

As Roy said, yours appears to have a secondary bounce strike...they had to whack that gang stamp pretty hard. IMO, if the numbers were NOT the same digits like they are, and clearly on a gang like the primary strike, a second set of ghost numbers might be cause for worry.

[Philip C.]

April Fools Day !!!!!!!! interesting LOL *NM*

[Harmon C.]

Re: ENGINE PAD MATCHING NUMBERS ??? HELP ??

If all pads were that clean it would be nice. I agree no reason to worry about that pad and great pictures.

Lyle

[Chuck S.]

Re: April Fools Day !!!!!!!! interesting LOL

It ain't April, so you must know something I don't know...Share it so we can all be enlightened. Otherwise, it sounds like a cryptic non-sequitor.

[Harry Sadlock]

Re: April Fools Day !!!!!!!! interesting LOL

0401 (April 1st) is the engine build date, if I read it correctly.

[Philip C.]

THANKS HARRY *NM*

[johnny g'orlando]

Re: ENGINE PAD MATCHING NUMBERS ??? HELP ??

Thanks for all the encouragement so far, it's been really nerve wrecking..........again i never ever noticed it untill i took a close close photo.........
yeah motor was built APRIL FOOLS DAY !!!! 04/01
BIG BLOCK = TONOWANDA / NOT FLINT..........:)~
thanks again........JOHNNY G
"AKA" ZIXXX PACKER

[Rob M.]

Re: ENGINE PAD MATCHING NUMBERS ??? HELP ??

More pictures of stamppads can be found in the stamppad database in the C3 registy (and C1 and C2 registries as well).

greetings,
Rob.




Stamppad database at the C3 Registry

[Chuck S.]

Re: April Fools Day !!!!!!!! interesting LOL

Yeah...Thanks Harry. I missed the point since they kept right on making engines even on April Fools day. Some of them are bound to end up stamped with that date. I had my sense of humor and irony turned "OFF".

Of course, when looking for an imposter, checking the build date against the build year calender to see if the stamped date falls on Sunday or a recognized holiday should be SOP. In fact, April 1 fell on a Saturday in 1967...further research would be necessary to find out if they were working week ends.