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kcfirstbuild · 11-15-2011, 09:51 AM

So My motor at one time have factor motor markings on the heads I think it was a WA just want to see if that is correct. I didnt take a picture of it before it came off.

This is an example of what Im thinking of ! Not my truck here, but it just reminded me that there was a marking on mine like his.

kcfirstbuild · 11-15-2011, 08:35 PM

any takers ?

z10kl · 11-15-2011, 09:31 PM

What's the suffix code of your engine?

kcfirstbuild · 11-16-2011, 12:08 AM

WA

1968 307 m/t

kcfirstbuild · 11-16-2011, 12:11 AM

What would they have put on the other head ?

kcfirstbuild · 11-16-2011, 12:13 AM

V0108wa

Bert W · 11-16-2011, 11:24 AM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but you are talking about the wax pencil marks on the passenger side head (pic)? First time I've seen those on an engine.

kcfirstbuild · 11-16-2011, 11:25 AM

That would be the one, yes.

z10kl · 11-16-2011, 11:37 AM

Thats how they identified the engine at a glance so they wouldn't have to put on their glasses

and read the stamp pad. Some years had a yellow sticker. There were also crayon marks of the suffix code on the side of the block upside down. You got to remember they were on a production line. Lots of tricks to elimanate mistakes and save time.

**RenoKeene** · 11-16-2011, 11:56 AM

I'm just guessing but I would say that grease pencil mark was probably put on the head before it was assembled on the block. If that is the case the other head might have the same marking on the back of the head as it sits on the block as these would have been on the shelf faceing in the same direction (I think they were interchangeable from side to side in 68) before assembly.

Yours was assembled Jan. 8th 1968 at the Flint plant. 307 200hp 2 bbl.

There were a lot of different engines being built at the same time back then and this might have just been a way to make sure the stoner engine builders put the right heads on the right block.

Dam..I'm too slow at typing, I think z10kl is more on the right track then I am.
Here is a link for engine decoding http://www.nastyz28.com/gm-chevy-cod...-suffix-10.php

Steve Hafner · 11-17-2011, 05:03 AM

. . .

Here's a picture of one of the original "yellow" stickers on a 70 350.

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11-15-2011, 09:51 AM	#1
kcfirstbuild Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Red Wing Mn Posts: 526	factory motor markings/ pictures ? So My motor at one time have factor motor markings on the heads I think it was a WA just want to see if that is correct. I didnt take a picture of it before it came off. This is an example of what Im thinking of ! Not my truck here, but it just reminded me that there was a marking on mine like his. Attached Images

11-15-2011, 08:35 PM	#2
kcfirstbuild Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Red Wing Mn Posts: 526	Re: factory motor markings/ pictures ? any takers ?

11-15-2011, 09:31 PM	#3
z10kl Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: denver nc Posts: 97	Re: factory motor markings/ pictures ? What's the suffix code of your engine? __________________ 70 CST Bunch of old Camaros

11-16-2011, 12:08 AM	#4
kcfirstbuild Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Red Wing Mn Posts: 526	Re: factory motor markings/ pictures ? WA 1968 307 m/t

11-16-2011, 12:11 AM	#5
kcfirstbuild Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Red Wing Mn Posts: 526	Re: factory motor markings/ pictures ? What would they have put on the other head ?

11-16-2011, 12:13 AM	#6
kcfirstbuild Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Red Wing Mn Posts: 526	Re: factory motor markings/ pictures ? V0108wa

11-16-2011, 11:24 AM	#7
Bert W Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Jackson, MS Posts: 373	Re: factory motor markings/ pictures ? Correct me if I'm wrong, but you are talking about the wax pencil marks on the passenger side head (pic)? First time I've seen those on an engine.

11-16-2011, 11:25 AM	#8
kcfirstbuild Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Red Wing Mn Posts: 526	Re: factory motor markings/ pictures ? That would be the one, yes.

11-16-2011, 11:37 AM	#9
z10kl Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: denver nc Posts: 97	Re: factory motor markings/ pictures ? Thats how they identified the engine at a glance so they wouldn't have to put on their glasses and read the stamp pad. Some years had a yellow sticker. There were also crayon marks of the suffix code on the side of the block upside down. You got to remember they were on a production line. Lots of tricks to elimanate mistakes and save time. __________________ 70 CST Bunch of old Camaros

11-16-2011, 11:56 AM	#10
RenoKeene Florida Edition Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Fruitland Park, FL Posts: 4,021	Re: factory motor markings/ pictures ? I'm just guessing but I would say that grease pencil mark was probably put on the head before it was assembled on the block. If that is the case the other head might have the same marking on the back of the head as it sits on the block as these would have been on the shelf faceing in the same direction (I think they were interchangeable from side to side in 68) before assembly. Yours was assembled Jan. 8th 1968 at the Flint plant. 307 200hp 2 bbl. There were a lot of different engines being built at the same time back then and this might have just been a way to make sure the stoner engine builders put the right heads on the right block. Dam..I'm too slow at typing, I think z10kl is more on the right track then I am. Here is a link for engine decoding http://www.nastyz28.com/gm-chevy-cod...-suffix-10.php __________________ 70 GMC Short Stepside "Rose"-An American Beauty: Factory 402/TH400, AM/FM, AC, Tilt, Tach, Buckets, Posi, PS, PB, 3-5 Drop, Complete Resto-Rod 67 C-20 Slant Back Wrecker "Mad Max" 67 C-10 Ratrod "Step-N-Wolf" 71 Serro Scotty Sportsman camper "Scotty" 97 LT1 Z28 "The Hornet" Link to more pics of "Rose" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...p?albumid=1684 Check out my "Cheap Tricks" thread and add to it if you can, lots of good info there. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=489394

11-17-2011, 05:03 AM	#11
Steve Hafner Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Northport, Alabama Posts: 1,353	Re: factory motor markings/ pictures ? . . . Here's a picture of one of the original "yellow" stickers on a 70 350. . . . Attached Images



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