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Saving 1 truck at a time!
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Kent, WA
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No VIN on engine block but mfg. code.
I can decode it but wondering why some of these engines did not have a vin. Does that mean it was sold over the counter by the dealer, possibly as a replacement engine?
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'68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary) |
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: edmonton,canada
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i f the block has been decked the vin will be gone. whats the castin gnumber...taht will give you some info on it
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If the block was decked both codes would be missing but only the VIN is missing; the mfg code is still there. It says it is a 1968 Flint engine, M/t, 220 hp 4-barrel for a C10 mfg. on June 29th. Still wondering why the vin is missing from the block deck.
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GM did not stamp VINs on truck engines until at least 1973. Car engines got VINs stamped starting much earlier (late '60s?).
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So what you are saying is that a "numbers matching" truck in '67-'72 will be only the frame and cab...it will not have a VIN on the engine block?
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Yes. You can never be 100% sure if the engine goes with the truck. You can be 99.99% sure if it looks original, has a correct block ID #, and correct casting date codes.
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