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Jason@JBR

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casting date to assembly gap
« on: January 28, 2015, 03:39:46 PM »
My 6618 DZ block has a casting date of March 31,1969. Assembly code is V0408DZ. Is that typical to have 8 or 9 days gap?
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Re: casting date to assembly gap
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2015, 03:59:25 PM »
I do not like defining this as "typical".  Instead, this site would say "Normative Practice". Meaning, it falls into a range of being acceptable. Best to refer to the site's statement: "The block casting date must always be before the engine assembly date and it is usually very close to engine assembly date. Blocks have been found that have been cast and assembled in the same day, but that is not normative. There are also blocks that have been cast and then assembled months later; again, that is not normative. " found here, 
 http://www.camaros.org/drivetrain.shtml   


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Re: casting date to assembly gap
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2015, 04:16:05 PM »
 This past discussion has some information you may be looking for.
http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=12840.0

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Re: casting date to assembly gap
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2015, 07:50:23 PM »
My 6618 DZ block has a casting date of March 31,1969. Assembly code is V0408DZ. Is that typical to have 8 or 9 days gap?

Sounds "normative" to me.
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Re: casting date to assembly gap
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2015, 01:55:00 AM »
There is nothing out of place with that spread.
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