Not having the VIN stamped into the machined surface at the front of the block bothered me so badly, that after a few years, I pulled the engine and spent a LOT of time .. cleaning, illuminating, photographing, etc.. until I could *see* the VIN in the cast surface. It looks so 'clear' to me now, that it's hard to believe it took so much effort to finally 'see' it and photograph it..
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After the effort I went thru, It's difficult for me to believe that the cast surface stamped VIN could be read on an 'in-place' engine. It's also difficult for me to understand WHY GM chose to do that..
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? Maybe that was a means that some smart ass GM executive chose to thumb his nose at the state of Georgia for requiring VIN information on engines and trans??
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