1957 Engine Stampings

[Steven B.]

Can anyone share some pictures of original 1957 engine stampings and distributor and generator tags?

Thanks!

Steve

[Edward L.]

Re: 1957 Engine Stampings

Email me at edlepelis@verizon.net and I will send you two.

Ed

[David S.]

Re: 1957 Engine Stampings

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[John H.]

Re: 1957 Engine Stampings

Here's another one.


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[Bruce B.]

Re: 1957 Engine Stampings

Here's mine from my late 57.57 STAMP PAD 001.JPG

Dist and generator are packed away.

[James G.]

Re: 1957 Engine Stampings

Here's another one.


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John, the last letter ''H'' looks like it was applied after the F522F was stamped. Do you have any comment on this? I have seen the ''L'' in the 57 Fuel engines ''EL'' suffix stamped in similar fashion.

[John S.]

Re: 1957 Engine Stampings

John, the last letter ''H'' looks like it was applied after the F522F was stamped. Do you have any comment on this? I have seen the ''L'' in the 57 Fuel engines ''EL'' suffix stamped in similar fashion.

first five are gangstamped . the one i would question would have been the L. that would be a one-in-a-thousand strike to get the L perfectly in line with the gangstamp.

[Charles H.]

Re: 1957 Engine Stampings

I'm going to tag onto this thread if that's ok. Yesterday I looked at a 57 FI that had a code stamped "F610P". Does anyone know what this block came out of?

[Bruce B.]

Re: 1957 Engine Stampings

According to my Lime Book there is no "P" suffix on small block engines but lots of P with another letter.

[Charles H.]

Re: 1957 Engine Stampings

Thanks Bruce, I'll try for a better look at it in the next few days. It was dark and dirty!

[John H.]

Re: 1957 Engine Stampings

John, the last letter ''H'' looks like it was applied after the F522F was stamped. Do you have any comment on this? I have seen the ''L'' in the 57 Fuel engines ''EL'' suffix stamped in similar fashion.

Jim -

The second suffix character on a '57 pad is almost always misaligned with the first five, as the second suffix character was stamped separately by hand with a loose die (not included in the gang holder).

[Scott S.]

Re: 1957 Engine Stampings

Please pay special attention to the V on the generator tag. The replacement items have a very narrow opening at the top.
Scott

[Edward L.]

Re: 1957 Engine Stampings

I have two original 1957 engines, (EH, EG). In both instances the last character of the suffix is not in alignment with the rest of the stamping due to the use of a gang holder with a 5 character capacity.

The current 56-57 judging manual addresses this issue. It also includes photo's.

Ed

[Cecil L.]

Re: 1957 Engine Stampings

P was a truck engine code.