Re: [MV] jeep engine identification
Jeff Polidoro (willys@vgernet.net)
Sun, 11 Jan 1998 19:04:23 -0500
> >casting date 11-27
> >638632 W1 AN1 CRN2
> >serial number 576713
>
>
> Mark,
> It is a '45 MB engine. Interesing casting date though. Either a
rather
> unusually late date (11-27-45) or a 11-27-44 casting that hung around for
a
> few months before being assembled. I would be interested in knowing
what's
> its assembly date is. (bottom of block on the sealing surface where the
oil
> pan goes near the back (passenger side)) Could be the engine was shipped
> out to the vendor for assembly into the welder and that took awhile....
>
> Todd Paisley
It's 11-27-44. Engine 512XXX has 9-12 block and was tested 12/44. Also
MB 435XXX which was delivered 4-16-45 has engine number 584XXX (also a 9-12
block). 576713 was probably assembled first quarter of 45.
JP
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