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Location: Santa Barbara, California | Not quite a fender or vin tag, but it's a curious little metal tag set on with two tiny screws on the top of the intake on my 59 windsor... would this indicate engine assembly date? bryan
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Location: Connecticut | Even though it looks like it's been screwed on, it's actually part of the cast of the block, indicating the casting date. Ron
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Location: Santa Barbara, California | Thanks Ron! That's what I was thinking... wasn't sure of the part of the casting. Bryan |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil!
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Location: bishop, ca | I'm curious about this feature, too.
Was a new casting made for each day (sure...); so, how were the screws and the plate incorporated into the actual
casting mold??????....if a new/different casting wasn't made, each day?
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Location: Sweden Vansbro | This is from my engine, it really look like screws,
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Location: Newcastle Australia | d500neil - 2011-11-07 3:49 PM
Was a new casting made for each day (sure...); so, how were the screws and the plate incorporated into the actual
casting mold??????....if a new/different casting wasn't made, each day?
A new casting was made for every block. The mould is a timber engine block.
The plate is screwed to the outside of the timber mould and then tightly packed into dry sand. |
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