Which engine?
Kent
I,ve bought a car with a 350 -74 engine the seller told me.
Is there a way to check that its really the right engine?
On the rear left on the block there is a number 3970010.
And on the right front there are two numbers 14S417610 and V1019CLC.
Is it possible to get something out of that ? I,m very grateful for any
help.
regards Kent.
David N. Junod
3970010 indicates a block built from 1969-1979 350cid ranging from 185 to
370hp, a 2-bolt main cap.
V1019CLC indicates it was assembled in Flint on October 19th, CLC would be
1973 (190hp, 4-spd), 1974 (195hp, 4-spd) and 1977 (180hp, a/t, CA).
14S417610 indicates it is a Chevrolet built in 1974 in St. Louis. The last
six digits should match the last six digits of your VIN number. Also the
fifth digit of your VIN should be J. The engine is also called the L48. It
has 195hp, 8.5:1 compression ratio, 4-barrel carburator, your car should
have an automatic transmission (auto/nb2).
Kent wrote in article <638bsg$b...@mn5.swip.net>...
Mark Watson
If the last six numerals of 14S417610 match the last six numbers of your
VIN number, then you should have the original engine. Of course, there
are always fakes. You should have found this number stamped on a boss
on the block in front of the right head. On my car it is just under
where the A/C compressor is. The number you found on the rear of the
block is the blocks casting number. Your block is what is commonly
refered to as an 010 block and should be the correct casting number.
You don't give the year model of the car so it is hard to be sure what
is correct. Let me know what year it is and I can fill you in on what
the stock specs are. I have a copy of "Corvettes Technically Speaking"
which covers all of the earlier models.( my copy goes up to 77)
Vetteracer
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Verle
"Kent" <ke...@ebbemyr.se> wrote:
> I,ve bought a car with a 350 -74 engine the seller told me.
>Is there a way to check that its really the right engine?
>On the rear left on the block there is a number 3970010.
>And on the right front there are two numbers 14S417610 and V1019CLC.
The casting number 3970010 and suffix code, CLC, are correct for a 74
Corvette, 350 cu in, 195 HP, automatic transmission.
14S417610 should match the VIN tag of the car. This will verify this
is the original engine for the car.
Verle