W27 cover, original or repro?
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Lance
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W27 cover, original or repro?
Just an Olds Guy
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There is no claim to it being OEM or repro. I also would like to know how to tell them apart. Can't go by the part number cast into the housing - the repro has that too. Is it the inside casting? I know that an OEM one will be able to hold an extra pint of fluid. With that molding bump in, that might be the clue?
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Joe is the expert on these things. I would need to see a close up but on the original the w-27 is very sharp with no rounding. The reproduction loses some of the crisp look that the originals have. That is a very nice reproduction because the ones on ebay look really bad. In addition it should already be sold for buy it now if it were real because that would be a great buy.
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There is no claim to it being OEM or repro. I also would like to know how to tell them apart. Can't go by the part number cast into the housing - the repro has that too. Is it the inside casting? I know that an OEM one will be able to hold an extra pint of fluid. With that molding bump in, that might be the clue?
"FACTORY ORIGINAL PART NOT A REPRODUCTION"
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Lance
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Was there a difference inbetween an original assembly line issued cover and a over the counter part (service replacement part, "NOS") from GM?
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Lance
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The gasket surface was machined flat and the surface where the w27 logo is located. The over counter replacement was identical and they did not change the part number for the part. The cover was only available as a package, and not the cover alone. Some of the NOS covers had a goldish tint to them, something, like an NOS muncie trans case. Also, some covers were stamped with ink/paint a letter and number. This stamp is generally there on a NOS cover.
I guess with the above information, I have never seen a real original W27 cover.
Just an Olds Guy
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Sorry Mike, must have missed that OEM somehow. Just went back and looked again, duhhhh. Unless someone buys it now, the selling price looks like it will be just slightly higher than a new repop. So the buyer has an out in this case if he finds the part is NOT NOS. Wonder if he will research it like you did or just accept the ebay seller claim that it is the real deal?
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I sent the seller a nice note. He said do you have too much time on your hands or are you going to bid. Funny but buyer beware. I have one like the one sold on ebay that I will be selling with my junk. Thought it was real too till I got it. But very nice reproduction.
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