The 0222 should be Feb 22. Does that make sense with his build date?
Car was built in March, his actual number is over a month earlier than the 0222. My understanding was more than one of these cars could have the same engine number. Dan
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Acadian and Beaumont... "Only made in Canada,... Pity!"
ZG was a engine code for the 327 nova block as was ZH (going from the top of my head here...). I believe they were 275hp models. The oil filter recess on that block isn't correct for a nova V8 block.
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Acadian and Beaumont... "Only made in Canada,... Pity!"
Dan, I believe that is true about the number. All that does is tell the date the machine work is cone. They certainly will have machined more than one block per day. I am going to check some other ones that I have but I think the Canadian ones only have that 1 set of numbers on the pad as you say.
Hmm, I just thought of it. His casting date is April. Kind of hard to machine a block in Feb that was cast in April. Things that make you go hmmmmmmm......
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Ignore the above jibberish. I mixed up Dan's block info and Mighty Mouse's info.
-- Edited by Carl Stevenson at 21:59, 2008-12-27
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
Ahhhh...finally something on the Canadian Suffixes!.
I posted a thread asking if anyone wanted to share these last spring but nobody responded.. There's an old book I have w/ some listed so if anyone wants to dig up any they have too, lets lay them out on a sticky thread..
Strange timing on this as about 25 years ago I shared the Cdn. #'s I had w/ Fran Preve who was the Tonawanda Plant Manager...sadly Fran just passed away on Christmas day..
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Ahhhh...finally something on the Canadian Suffixes!.
I posted a thread asking if anyone wanted to share these last spring but nobody responded.. There's an old book I have w/ some listed so if anyone wants to dig up any they have too, lets lay them out on a sticky thread..
Pete
Would you be able to post some of these suffix code numbers?
Ron
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1962 Impala SS 409 (2X4 bbl) 4-speed 1967 Parisienne 327 (Gone) 1965 Pontiac Sport 283 (Gone) 1971 Pontiac Ventura (Gone)
*Since the first two numbers "21 6" on the one-line of suffix code represents a passenger car with a manual transmission and the next number represents 1966...as reported by an inquiry to GM Canada this week...and since it was further indicated that there are no other "identifiers" on the suffix code (block pad) that could match this up to a "specific" model of car.....
....then which car could it have been originally installed in from the factory? Would this mean any 1966 passenger car would be correct?
*Block Casting Number sources show the casting number of 3858180 representing "passenger car and chevelle" for "1966", for "American" Data.
Are there any members that have the same block casting number for the early 1966 model year... and if you do...what "Canadian" car model has it been used in? ..Beaumont?....Acadian?
Heads on this block are 462's and there is no way of knowing if they are the 2.02 heads or the 1.94 heads until they are removed from the block. The heads are original to this block..which passenger car would have these heads installed from the factory (Oshawa as per GM inquiry). The intake on this engine is not original.
Your help is very much appreciated!
Ron
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1962 Impala SS 409 (2X4 bbl) 4-speed 1967 Parisienne 327 (Gone) 1965 Pontiac Sport 283 (Gone) 1971 Pontiac Ventura (Gone)
Well, we can be "fairly" sure this engine is Chevelle/Beaumont or full size since the casting does not make sense for a Nova/Acadian. Both of those possibilities could have had those heads. That certainly is a mystery.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
Hi people, I was under the understanding that all L79 engines were imported from the USA in 66. I know there is no made in Canada cast into the heads on the L79 in the Acadian. Roger
Hi people, I was under the understanding that all L79 engines were imported from the USA in 66. I know there is no made in Canada cast into the heads on the L79 in the Acadian. Roger
Roger; where have you been? We need more pictures and info.. Carl
so I am all set thanks C2
