<VV> Re: the find

[BobHelt@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/1/04 2:31:40 PM US Mountain Standard Time, 
m.j.murphy@comcast.net writes:

> Ah ha!  Another one!  I'd be really interested in any information you can
> come up with on this un-numbered block.  I have one of those myself and
> couldn't find a thing to even imply any were released without stampings.
> The replacement block should be an "XX" I believe, but still has it's
> production stamp (I've seen a few of those).
> 

Mark,
The Chevrolet liturature is very sparse concerning these engines, but here is 
what I know.....

Replacements were available in two forms.

1) There were just the crankcases that came with cranks and cams (several 
different types depending on the components. even some cases without cranks.). 
These as far as I know had NO data stamped on the cases. So therefore they were 
blank unless the installing mechanic decided to place something there. 

2) There were maybe 10 different types replacement engines available over the 
years. These came complete, except for sheetmetal. So these could be 
identified as 80 hp or 110 hp for example, as appropriate for how they were built. 
These engines had a T----XXX type code stamped on them. The problem is that there 
never was a published code sheet to identify what was what. In addition, some 
of these engines also had another code of CE---------- included after the 
previous code.

If you find any more information I'd like to know about it.

Regards,
Bob Helt