mcg
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| posted on 17/5/12 at 12:19 PM |
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Calling Vauxhall Experts! Block markings.
Following a previous thread, I have found some numbers on the block of my 8v 2.0 20NE Vauxhall engine, just by the engine mounts:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/29/viewthread.php?tid=170241
It looks like the numer says:
22_89
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27_89
I am hoping the 89 means 1989, but the previous number seems slightly strange. Can anyone shed any light?
If this is legitimately a date stamp, then I will be contacting the IVA test station direct to check that this is admisable as proof, but I am just
trying to gather info.
Thanks in advance.
Matt
[Edited on 17/5/12 by mcg]
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blakep82
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| posted on 17/5/12 at 12:36 PM |
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where is this marking? if its down below the engine mounting point on the exhaust side, then it could well be.
though i'd have thought it would say 02 02 89 or 02 07 89
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mcg
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| posted on 17/5/12 at 01:14 PM |
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The marking is on the exhaust side, below to the right of the mounting point.
Thats what confused me - I was expecting a 6 digit number.
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Originally posted by blakep82
where is this marking? if its down below the engine mounting point on the exhaust side, then it could well be.
though i'd have thought it would say 02 02 89 or 02 07 89
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blakep82
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| posted on 17/5/12 at 01:42 PM |
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ah cool, coz i found this months ago
which shows the date stamped on in a slightly different place (but very similar) and a different format, so i reckon it could be 2/2/89 or 2/7/89?
slightly different location, slightly different date format? as far as i know, thats where all the dates go. almost all these engines from vauxhall
are the same or very similar blocks, which is nice
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mcg
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| posted on 17/5/12 at 03:05 PM |
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cool - well hopefully that will be enough for Mr IVA man, but I will call em to discuss. I may need to get Mr Bell at GM to officially date the
engine, but I'd prefer not to spend the 110quid, plus there is no guarantees. It would be nice if the IVA inspector would be happy with the date
stamped on the block but having read other peoples experiences, there are no guarantees. Will have to wait and see!
Thanks for your help.
Matt
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blakep82
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| posted on 17/5/12 at 03:17 PM |
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yeah, i'd heard about people writing off to vauxhall and getting charged, so i'm a bit confused as to why that wouldn't be
acceptable. my worry is that my engine mounts, bought from SHP, cover the date up... so i can't show it at IVA lol i'll have to work
something out. let me know how you get on with the IVA centre please!
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 17/5/12 at 03:25 PM |
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It's probably week 27 in the year 1989.
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perksy
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| posted on 17/5/12 at 04:16 PM |
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Hopefully they will accept it
Because if they want a letter from Vauxhall instead it won't be cheap
They used to charge £50 and that was a few years ago
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mcg
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| posted on 18/5/12 at 09:02 AM |
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great stuff - thanks everyone.
Week number then year makes sense to me! I have emailed VOSA technical dept to see what the say.
Cost of getting the letter from Vauxhall is now £100, plus they dont guarantee to find anything!
Thanks again
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 18/5/12 at 09:09 AM |
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What dates are on your camshaft bearing caps?
On my red top I had the date on the block as in the pictures and the camshaft bearing caps were also dated
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mcg
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| posted on 18/5/12 at 09:54 AM |
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Dont know. I will have a look tonight. I am not actually sure where I would find the camshaft bearing caps? Will I need to take the rocker cover off
to see them?
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Originally posted by tomgregory2000
What dates are on your camshaft bearing caps?
On my red top I had the date on the block as in the pictures and the camshaft bearing caps were also dated
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 18/5/12 at 10:01 AM |
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I could see mine through the oil cap, no need to remove the rocker cover
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mcg
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| posted on 18/5/12 at 10:16 AM |
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okeydokie - I will take a look.
Cheers
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cavbow
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| posted on 20/5/12 at 09:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by perksy
Hopefully they will accept it
Because if they want a letter from Vauxhall instead it won't be cheap
They used to charge £50 and that was a few years ago
When I built my red top engine I sent Vauxhall an email, and I got a phone call a few days later by an excited chap as he'd never been asked to
do any thing like this and he liked the challenge, after having a good chat to him he told me over the phone wot year the engine was and then asked me
if I wanted written conformation at a cost of £0, all they needed was the engine number
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