<VV> Engine Case ID

[J R Read_HML]

A few guesses...  Boat, Kiddie Railroad, Generator, Military???   I think 
the stamping was CExxxx?  CE = Commercial Engine or maybe Chevrolet 
Engineering?  I've no idea if this is right, but I've got a hunch that Dave 
Newell or Clark Hartzel might be able to pull up some documentation on it.

Later, JR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Western Canada CORSA" <westerncanadacorsa at shaw.ca>
To: "'Eric Aos'" <ericaos at yahoo.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Cc: "'Dave and Bev Decker'" <thedeckergang at shaw.ca>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Engine Case ID


> Funny this should come up.  I'm in the process of doing a 3.1L build up 
> for
> my Rampside, and I have an identical block, same weird stamping code on
> mine.
>
> LM Ribbing, FC oil hole is open, AS IS the car dipstick tube.
>
> Replacement blocks?
>
> Regards,
> Joel
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Eric Aos
> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 8:57 PM
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> Engine Case ID
>
>
> Well as its Corvair related, I'll reply to the group.
>  Thanks to Mark's Detective work It must be a 164ci motor (That was the
> only option in '68 right?)
>  But that still leaves the Car vs. FC question. I'm a little dense about
> what I'm looking at, so here are some pictures of the motor.
>  Here's the ID Number.
>  http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc291/1Bad67/CE855024.jpg
>
>  Is this the large hole that would denote an FC block?
>  http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc291/1Bad67/CE855024_1.jpg
>
>  Are these the Horizontal Ribs?
>  http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc291/1Bad67/CE855024_2.jpg
>
>  In any case, this isn't a desirable block to anyone restoring a corvair,
> right?
>
>  Thanks,
>  Eric
>
> PatioMatt at aol.com wrote:
>  In a message dated 1/6/08 6:43:07 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> ericaos at yahoo.com
> writes:
>
>
>> I picked up a bare late model case to possibly use..well ok, I bought
>> it
>> because it was there, and it was a late model case.
>>
>> The number on the case is odd, as it doesn't have a suffix.
>> The number is:
>> CE855024
>>
> ==============================================
>
> Engine ID's are on the flat surface that the Top cover bolts to...near the
> fuelpump area.
>
> STARTS with TO xxxxxx
>
> 1 does it have a large hole on the right side above the lifter holes? [ FC
> case]
>
> 2 Does it have Horizontal ribs between the # 5/6 bores and the Bellhousing
> surface? [ 164 ci......] smooth case is old 145..
>
> Matt Nall
> Sea Mountain
> Charleston, Or.
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