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Old February 22nd, 2016, 04:00 PM
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Starter Date Codes

Over many years, I've accumulated a pretty good inventory of starters.
I definitely don't need all of them, so I plan to sell off what I can
to make some room and to clear a few bucks.
Can someone give me details on interpreting the date codes
so I can figure out exactly what I have and post correct info
when I list them for sale?
Also, it would be good to know approximate values.
I'm sure I have some late '60's and early '70's stuff.
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Old February 23rd, 2016, 01:46 AM
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The date code's are not as important as the part numbers. They do matter but only in relation to the part number someone may be looking for. There should be a alpha numeric stamp for the date. The letter signifies the month, and the number stamp's, the year and the day. I think without having a starter in front of me, the first number stamp is the year. The part numbers will be 7 numbers. the prefix's will most likely be 1108 or 1107. If you list the part numbers I can give the application.
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Old February 23rd, 2016, 09:12 AM
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Starter date codes are as follows: First, a number that indicates the calendar year the starter was built (for example, 0 = 1970/1980/etc., 9 = 1969/1979/etc.,, 8 = 1968/1978/etc.). Second, a letter indicating the month of that year the starter was built (A = January through H = August, then J = September through M = December; the letter "I" is skipped). Third, a one or two digit number indicating the day of the month the starter was built. Sometimes, I've run into another number after the "day" number but I don't know what that extra number means.


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