stamping motor after rebuild..

[bob johnson]

for you professional types...is it common to stamp the block for various reasons after a rebuild?

I found a bunch of stamps and a few i am sure are from a rebuild others...not so sure.

on the ede of the exhaust housing part of the block adjacent to the bores...opposite each cyliner is .040

my block is .040 over. i know that...they stamped the number on some casting circles .

then down the one side of that same edge of the exhaust housing.. the numbers 7 9 9 were stamped vertically. as if to say it was done in july 1999???

is it common to stamp a date when a rebuild is done??

thanks

bob

 

[F_R]

Re: stamping motor after rebuild..

Every mechanic has his own way of doing stuff like that. Personally, when I do a rebuild on a late model motor, I leave it looking like nobody has ever touched it.