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Re: Block i.d. more questions

To: "Fraser, Ron" <Ron.Fraser@usa.xerox.com>
Subject: Re: Block i.d. more questions
From: Larry Paulick <larry.p@erols.com>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 12:02:01 -0400
Tom, do you have the fat damper on the crank.  This is degreed, and is easy to
spot.

Larry

"Fraser, Ron" wrote:

> Tom
>         C40E-6015C is a 289 casting and it should be a 5 bolt engine.   You
> would need the engine ID tag to determine if it was inspected and sent to
> the HiPo build.   The engine ID tag is that aluminum tag mounted on the
> intake manifold, for most engines that tag is long gone.
>
>         C40E-6015E is the 260 replacement and 289 casting.   This is the
> engine casting number for all Mark 1 series Tigers with original engine
> blocks.
> Ron Fraser
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Witt [mailto:wittsend@jps.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 12:05 PM
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Block i.d. more questions
>
> Thank you everyone who responded to my block i.d. question. I gather that
> unless one pulls the oil pan and valve cover your really won't know if you
> have HiPo parts or not. However, I still would like to find out if
> C40E-6015C is a 289, or is it a 260. Also is it 5 bolt, or a 6 bolt. I'll
> guess 289, 5-bolt (???), but please you tell me. I also guessed my Tiger
> would be "drivable" in a years time and you can see how wrong I was about
> that! Thanks, Tom Witt B9470101

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