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Originally postet by "GasserKid "

Can someone decode this block. The stamping reads J 4-94YV
Thanks
Marc

Does the code appear similiar and in the same location as this photo?

Broken link to photo (Kultulz can you edit?)

The ENGINE DATE CODE (time of casting) is explained in LINC/MERC 1958 Service Bulletin No. 8.

J4 94YY

The first character is the Foundry Plant...

I believe yours starts with the 4, not the J (not sure of it's meaning) and that would be Lima.

The second character is the Year (1959)...

The third character Month (April)

The fourh character DAY (24)

The fifth character Plant Inspector...

I mean to print all of this information but want a better venue to present it. This format is not user friendly in that past posts are forgotten with the knowledge they contain, and if a past post is added to it is difficult to ascertain unless you scan all of the pages..

Also Read This Past Post
http://www.network54.com/Forum/message? ... 1101769556

It may also give you an idea of the block castings.