<VV> Engine code XXZ?

[BobHelt at aol.com]

Hi Guys,
Please allow me to clear up a few things here for you  all.
 
Chevrolet made available lots of completer engines and engine  parts for 
service. If you will take a glance at Group 0.000 in your favorite  Corvair 
Parts book, you will see listed some almost complete replacement engines  
available back then from your Chevrolet dealer. Also if will look at some of the 
 preceeding pages you will motoce instructions for modifying and completing 
these  engines for Corvair applications. These are the engines that 
received a code  "like" XX and XXZ. Please see my book THE CLASSIC CORVAIR  for a 
listing of  these codes and applications (as best we know).
 
But 
In addition, just glance at group 0.030. there you will see a  listing for 
JUST A BARE CRANKCASE.  And also a couple of listings with  Crankcase, 
crankshaft, and a CAM. Note that the book tells you to change the cam  for 
certain apps. Now these partial engines could grow into any type engine so  mostly 
these CRANKCASES RECEIVED NO CODES at all. Apparently, once in a while  the 
mech may have devised his own code often starting wirh  "CE............"
 
Hope that this helps.
 
Regards,
Bob Helt
 
 
 
In a message dated 10/1/2012 3:08:05 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
shortle556 at earthlink.net writes:

Hi Dale,  
So you're saying it was up to the "flat rate" line mechanic to stamp the  
numbers into the replacement engine? And since you think some did not (lazy?) 
 there are some engines out there with no stampings at all?
I don't remember  seeing an engine without any markings. Anybody else?
Timothy Shortle in  Durango Colorado 81301
 
I've got one with no stampings..  Currently built as a 140 pg  engine.  Was 
in the car when the PO  I purchased from got  it.


Matt Nall