<VV> 65 or 66 RB engine

[shortle]

Yes they were different sheet metal 65-66.


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>From: BBRT <chsadek at comcast.net>
>Sent: Jul 1, 2013 4:55 PM
>To: shortle <shortle556 at earthlink.net>, hallgrenn at aol.com, virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: Re: <VV> 65 or 66 RB engine
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>I wonder if the turkey roaster holes were different between small and large 
>hole heads/years? But,of course, who knows what year sheet metal is on the 
>engine?
>
>Chuck S
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "shortle" <shortle556 at earthlink.net>
>To: <hallgrenn at aol.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>Sent: Monday, July 01, 2013 6:37 PM
>Subject: Re: <VV> 65 or 66 RB engine
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>> Hi Bob, Good question and I believe the answer is "no". I don't believe 
>> there is a way to tell if the crank case is a '65 or '66. But of course 
>> the bolts on top of the heads are different sizes. Or if the engine had 
>> stuff like A/C (not available in '65 RB engines) or AIR. But just the 
>> engine number does not tell you what year. Timothy Shortle in Durango 
>> Colorado 81301
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>>From: hallgrenn at aol.com
>>>Sent: Jul 1, 2013 11:59 AM
>>>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>>>Subject: <VV> 65 or 66 RB engine
>>>
>>>
>>>I wanted to check to see if an RB engine T1217RB is a '65 or '66.  It was 
>>>sold to me years ago by one of our respected Corvair experts as a '66, but 
>>>it had the early 140 heads (small diameter top cover bolts mixed with the 
>>>big ones).  I don't believe there is any way to tell if it is a '65 model 
>>>of '66 model RB, but I thought I'd throw it out for discussion.  I have no 
>>>problems with my purchase as I believed it was a '65 when I bought it even 
>>>though it was represented as a '66 (maybe the heads were swapped), but 
>>>I've always wondered if there was any difference that would tell one year 
>>>from the other besides the top cover to head bolts.
>>>
>>>Bob Hall
>>>Group Corvair
>>>Corvanatics
>>>CORSA
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