numbers Decoding
#1
numbers Decoding
What do these numbers stand for on the drivers side of the block under the heads. 32m243584?
Also how do you check to see if your car is numbers matching?
Thanks
Also how do you check to see if your car is numbers matching?
Thanks
#4
The engine number (actually, the engine unit number) is the number stamped on the oil fill tube and is not related to this VIN derivative.
#5
Actually, that is a VIN derivative, and to be "numbers matching" it has to MATCH the VIN. The first character needs to match the first character of the VIN and the last eight characters need to match the last eight of the VIN. Characters two through five of the VIN are not reproduced on the VIN derivative, which is why it is also called a partial VIN. The trans case and frame also have VIN derivative stamps.
The engine number (actually, the engine unit number) is the number stamped on the oil fill tube and is not related to this VIN derivative.
The engine number (actually, the engine unit number) is the number stamped on the oil fill tube and is not related to this VIN derivative.
Bill
#6
Engines from that vintage had both an engine unit number and a VIN derivative, and they are not the same thing.
#7
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Joe, this is the first time I've noticed the use of the term "engine unit number" as opposed to "engine." You note that the number on the fill tube is not related to the VIN derivative. What is the engine unit number related to? Is that like a serial number for the engine itself? I notice on my own OEM 400 the number on the fill tube is different.
#8
Joe, this is the first time I've noticed the use of the term "engine unit number" as opposed to "engine." You note that the number on the fill tube is not related to the VIN derivative. What is the engine unit number related to? Is that like a serial number for the engine itself? I notice on my own OEM 400 the number on the fill tube is different.
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