[FC] help needed with engine ID....

[Geoffrey A Johnson]

Mine is a YN as well....  Look at the head numbers...  also look for the 
ribs on the back end of the block by the bellhousing.   Failing that, or 
to tell for sure 
pull the pan and look at the cylinders/block for the crank relief.



On Tue, 19 Dec 2006, Merv Krull wrote:

> Hi folks!
>
> Recent discussion reminded me of my dilemma with engine ID on my 62 Greenbrier with a 4 speed manual transmission.
>
> It has a transplanted car engine with the code T0416YN.
>
>> From Bob Helt's Classic Corvair book, that means it can be a:
>
> 61 98 hp manual transmission with 9:1 compression ratio
> or
> 62 or 63 102 hp manual transmission
> or
> 64 110 hp manual transmission
>
> Coincidentally, Bob used the code T0420YN as an example in the same book. My engine would have been built 4 days before his identical example, which he indicates is a 64 110hp manual transmission.
>
> However, mine has a solid pulley instead of a harmonic balancer, so that might eliminate the possibility of it being a 64 unless a PO stuck one on when the old rubber one crapped out.
>
> Is there another way to determine what engine I have stuck in there?
>
> thanx and Merry Toodles!
> Merv Krull
> Salmon Arm, BC
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