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Re: [Tigers] Engine build dates

To: rfraser@bluefrog.com
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Engine build dates
From: <sralsten@ca.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 13:48:49 -0400
I've never seen that tag in the picture Duke supplied. Where is the tag ?
I've been told my engine is a 260 but the block was swapped many years
ago in a rebuild. Heads are supposed to be original.

Steve
B9473720


----  Ron Fraser <rfraser@bluefrog.com> wrote: 
> Jeff
>       My engine build date is 2 days before yours, Jan 16,1965 with a Tag
> date of Jan 1965; my Tiger's build date is Aug 1965.  So in my case the
> engine build date matches the date on the aluminum engine Tag; then the
> engine was stored in the parts bin until August when it was placed into my
> Tiger.
> 
> It is possible that there was a production problem and your Tiger received
> the 65 engine or there was a problem with the first engine and it had to be
> replace with a 2nd engine on the line.
> 
> If you look a TBON you will note that there are only a couple of Tigers
> built in Nov of 1964; possible strike or production problem, Holidays, Plant
> shut down???   Could be a number of reasons.  You could ask Norm if he has
> any details.
> 
> Ron Fraser
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces+rfraser=bluefrog.com@autox.team.net
> [mailto:tigers-bounces+rfraser=bluefrog.com@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> Jeffrey Nichols
> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 12:16 PM
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Tigers] Engine build dates
> 
> 
> "The build date on your Tag is 5 - K, Oct 1965 and 66 for the model year, my
> Tag Date is Jan 1965, model year 65."
> 
> 
> Shouldn't that build date match the build date stamped on engine block
> located
> near the water pump?    According to the BON my car's build date is 10/64
> and
> the stamped engine assemble date is 5A18F which translates to January 1965.
> So someone swapped the engine out and replaced it.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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