Re: [Amc-list] that NOS rebuild 195.6OHV...

[Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>]

Casting numbers for the older engines are very hard to find, and the listing I have may not be entirely accurate. Many are reported from owners, and some engines may have been swapped, so the years are approximate at best. It's the best list out there, compiled from many sources, that's all I can say. 

I'll add that head casting number to the list, but it should be something like a 65 head.  The numbers are more or less in numerical order -- the newer parts have higher numbers. I wish the dolts hadn't ground the engine day-build code off!! No way to accurately date the block without it. If the date was there it would be easy to add to the list. I will likely add it to the casting number list though. Numerically it should be a 62-63 block, not 58, but the numbers aren't always in numerical order by year -- usually, but not always. In other words, it could be a 58 block, but there's no way to really tell without the code. 58 was the first year the water pump was on the front of the engine. 

The only way to build a reasonably accurate database of casting numbers is to collect them from engines known to be original. The blocks are easy since they have the day-build code, the heads may have been changed though. 


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Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:54:48 -0700
From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>

So I got out the red-white-blue book (that book of yours is very handy) 
and looked up the block, and that head I got from the yard.

Neither are in there!

THe head has 3167960, cast in, near valve springs, front couple of 
cylinders. Part or casting number? It's definitely 195.6 OHV, and it 
came out of a 63 (or was it 64) Classic. It was rebuilt "recently" 
however, so it's lineage is unknown.

THe block, the boss on the left (passenger) side has NEVER been stamped 
or milled. None of the flat bosses over there were milled, rough cast. 
There's a matching boss on the right, very front of the block -- but it 
was ground off, you can see the marks. This shortblock came from a 
rebuilder so that should not be a surprise.

But this casting number is also not in the book! 3160133.

The foundry marker thingie is

                CWC
                 4
             (8)         (the clock arrow points at 8).

THat's consistent with 1958 (or 1948!  :-) 

No reason to think it's other than 195.6 (eg 172...) but I spoze I 
should check!

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