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: Engine #'s to decode


sapperox
Apr 3rd, 04, 5:17 PM
Stamped on the block:

T0714CM 15R521515

All I figure out is Tonowanda on July, 14. Not sure about the "CM" unless it is actually "CMR". Anyone have any more info?

jpetillo
Apr 4th, 04, 3:57 PM
What kind of motor is it, and it is out of your '68 Malibu? In my limited references I don't find a CMR, and a CM is a 1968 250 with a M/T either out of a Camaro or general Chevrolet.

sapperox
Apr 4th, 04, 9:19 PM
Engine Casting numbers - GM3970014 G375 T7 CONV2

According to MORTEC it's a 70-76 350, which makes sense (Casting Date of July 3, 75). I pulled it from a 1965 C-10, but it was not the original and the guy I bought it from was clueless. The last two letters could be GM, but I don't know if that's a real code either!

sapperox
Apr 4th, 04, 9:46 PM
Just did some more scratching on the block and sure enough came up with one more letter on the end, "J". That makes it T0714CMJ...

jpetillo
Apr 5th, 04, 1:54 AM
I was looking in a '73 motors manual, that's why I couldn't find a match. For some reason, I can't put my finger on some oher books I had before I moved. I hate moving!

Hopefully someone else wil chime in.

elcamino
Apr 5th, 04, 10:05 AM
CMJ was used in 1975 in Chevelle and full size cars. Its a 350-145 hp RPO L65 2-bbl carb and TH350 trans

15R521515
1 - Chevrolet
5 - 1975
R - Arlington Texas final car assembly
521515 - unit serial number

Appears to be a Chevelle motor, full size cars were not being assembly there in 1975.

sapperox
Apr 5th, 04, 11:37 AM
Thank you Mr. Camino.