No car number stamped on the clutch bell housing

Can you tell me where the internal numbers are stamped......I have my engine apart and I'd like to verify they match. Maybe post a picture if you have one.

Thanks,
Chris

 

Thank you Mr. Iceblue.........

 

Thanks once again

 

No car number stamped on the engine is more common than most people realize. The 3500GTi I recently sold did not have a number, my Sebring does not have a number, neither have at least 3 Vignale spyders I've owned through the years. I would not loose any sleep ...

Ivan

 

Interesting......thanks for weighing in Mr. Ivan. Are there any clues to look for in the absence of the typical numbers to verify if the engine might be original?

 

Agree with Ivan. It seems that it was easier to replace problem engines with crate motors than finding the mechanic to preform the rebuild.
To confirm this one will need to purchase the big format build sheet from the factory and note that the engine number on the form corresponds to the engine number on your engine. Note I am not talking about the chassis number, but the engine number. The one in front by the water pump.
If the numbers match, the engine was fitted at the factory to your car. If they do not match then you most likely have a crate engine.
FGM

 

It looks like your car has a matching number engine. It just does not have the chassis number stamped on it. This in my opinion makes no difference in the value of the car as compared to one with a matching chassis number.
FGM

 

Yes, I'll be there. Call me if you are there.
FGM

 

Ivan,

Is your point that there were instances from the factory, on a new car, where no engine stamping was done.......or more like FGM's point that many were swapped later?

Thanks,
Chris

 

I thought I was clear but maybe not, so here it is again.

If the numbers match, the engine was fitted at the factory to your car.
If they do not match then you most likely have a crate engine or an engine simply not stamped with the chassis number.
To further clarify, there are 2 numbers normally stamped on an engine as it was being assembled. The engine number (the most important number) is always (always) stamped on the engine.
The other number is the chassis number. Sometimes they did not stamp the chassis number on the engine for what reason I do not know (one of the mysteries)
I hope this is clear.

Since Iceblue's engine does not have the chassis number but does have an engine number that matches the factory documents then in this case the engine was installed at the time the car was assembled and is the correct engine for that car.
FGM

 

Thanks for elaborating


Sorry to hijack Iceblue’s thread…but…..I have only 2 numbers on my block that do not correlate to anything.

OAS194A – Located adjacent to the distributor
S1948 – Located adjacent to the Oil Pan

Anybody have a clue what these mean?

Thanks in adavance.
Chris

 

Are these numbers from a V8 engine?

If they are; the "S means it is a 4.7 liter dry sump engine (Ghibli), the "1948" is the actual engine number.

Ivan