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Re: Block Stampings

To: "Baker, G." <gbaker@customcpu.com>
Subject: Re: Block Stampings
From: neil.cairns@virgin.net
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 07:14:22 -0700
Barry,

Again AWG, but either the crankpin details, bearing clearances or
regrind size codes, or the various assemblers who built the engine. Each
worker would have a 'card number' on the clocking on & off work machine.
The numbers may be theirs. But thats AWG.

Baker, G. wrote:
> 
> Neil,
>   Enjoyed the answer and learned things...............but............what do 
>the
> numbers "7
>          67
>          60" mean.  I suspect they were just for internal factory bookkeeping
> stuff but that's a WAG.
> Thanks again for the time you spent in answering.
> Gregg Baker
> 
> At 09:41 AM 8/23/98 -0700, you wrote:
> >WARNING...long answer.
> >
> >Baker, G. wrote:
> >>
> >> To Those Who Know All,
> >
> >A) Who you calling a 'know-all'??
> > Bloody cheek!! Us Brits have sensitive feelings you know.
> >
> >>   On inspecting the block of my 56 A I notice stampings on the panside of
> >>                                   " 7
> >>                                    67
> >>                                    60"
> >
> >A) I am assuming that 'Pan side' means the sump face of the
> >cylinder-block, that machined flat for the oil sump pressing to bolt up
> >too.
> >    Right, IMHO the story of Greggs block goes like this........
> >

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