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HEMI BLOCK CASTING DATES???? #136058 10/13/08 09:51 PM 10/13/08 09:51 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,587 Great Neck,LI,new york hemi-itis OP I Live Here
hemi-itis OP I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,587 Great Neck,LI,new york	Were any blocks produced for the 1967 model year?Or did they use '66 blocks untill the '68's were poured? 4749003-DSC00711.JPG2r.JPG (84 downloads) HEMI-ITIS has no cure. My condition is fully BLOWN!!

Re: HEMI BLOCK CASTING DATES???? [Re: hemi-itis] #136059 10/13/08 10:21 PM 10/13/08 10:21 PM
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hemi70se top fuel H Joined: May 2003 Posts: 2,483 Minneapolis, MN	No 1967 HEMI blocks were cast. I've been keeping a scorecard on casting dates for 20 years now. The latest 66 block is 10-31-66 and then they were not cast again until 4-15-68. So unless you own one of the very last 68 hemi cars it's going to have a 66 block in it. All 67 Hemi cars would have a 66 cast block. As an interesting sidenote they only cast blocks 4 times in the whole year of 1969. 5-18-69 5-26-69 7-28-69 8-18-69

Re: HEMI BLOCK CASTING DATES???? [Re: hemi70se] #136060 10/14/08 09:10 AM 10/14/08 09:10 AM
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hemi-itis OP I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,587 Great Neck,LI,new york	So when did the 67 models go into production?Would a 10/10/66 block still be in a 66 or 67?? HEMI-ITIS has no cure. My condition is fully BLOWN!!

Re: HEMI BLOCK CASTING DATES???? [Re: hemi-itis] #136061 10/14/08 09:56 AM 10/14/08 09:56 AM
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JohnRR I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,043 U.S.S.A.	Quote: So when did the 67 models go into production?Would a 10/10/66 block still be in a 66 or 67?? 10/10/66 is 2 months into the 67 MODEL YEAR , you would NEVER see that casting date in a 66 model year built car ORIGINALLY .

Re: HEMI BLOCK CASTING DATES???? [Re: hemi-itis] #136062 10/14/08 03:25 PM 10/14/08 03:25 PM
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6PakBee I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,731 North Dakota	Quote: So when did the 67 models go into production?Would a 10/10/66 block still be in a 66 or 67?? What's stamped on the distributor pad? Should be CH426 for a '67, nothing for a '68 (this is neglecting any other stamps like WT or assembly date). "We live in a time when intelligent people are being silenced so that stupid people won't be offended".

Re: HEMI BLOCK CASTING DATES???? [Re: 6PakBee] #136063 10/29/08 10:39 PM 10/29/08 10:39 PM
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hemi-itis OP I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,587 Great Neck,LI,new york	Thank you all for your replies! HEMI-ITIS has no cure. My condition is fully BLOWN!!

Re: HEMI BLOCK CASTING DATES???? [Re: hemi-itis] #136064 10/29/08 10:44 PM 10/29/08 10:44 PM
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ogopogo top fuel O Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,795 BC Canada	Just out of curiousity,what casting date block do you guys think would have been in a 66 satellite with a build date of july 13 1966? I have an august 65 block but i assume it is much too early.

Re: HEMI BLOCK CASTING DATES???? [Re: ogopogo] #136065 10/30/08 12:33 AM 10/30/08 12:33 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard
ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington	Quote: All 67 Hemi cars would have a 66 cast block. As an interesting sidenote they only cast blocks 4 times in the whole year of 1969. Not all of them did, some 67 cars had leftover 65 blocks. The 67 Hemi Belvedere I had, SPD 11/22/1966, had an 8/17/1965 casting date block wich was assembled 11/16/1966. Although I've never seen one, it's also possible that a 68 car recieved a 65 dated block, there was no order to when 65 or 66's were used, they just pulled and built them at random. As mentioned, no 67 blocks were cast.

Re: HEMI BLOCK CASTING DATES???? [Re: ScottSmith_Harms] #136066 10/30/08 12:36 AM 10/30/08 12:36 AM
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ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington	ogopogo, look at the stamping pad on your block, it will probably be stamped BH426 with a date under it (which is the assembly date of the engine, month and day) followed by an engine build sequence number (i.e 07 would be the 7th engine assembled that shift). If that date is before but near to your cars SPD (sometimes a day or 3 later as well due to schedule changes) you have an acceptable block, most early Street Hemi engines were assembled within a few days, to a little over a week, before being installed.

Re: HEMI BLOCK CASTING DATES???? [Re: ScottSmith_Harms] #136067 10/30/08 10:35 PM 10/30/08 10:35 PM
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ogopogo top fuel O Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,795 BC Canada	Unfortunately I cant check the pad as the engine is at FHO right now but I should have it back around xmas and maybe I'll get lucky and the assembly date will be correct for my car.thanks for the info !

Re: HEMI BLOCK CASTING DATES???? [Re: ogopogo] #136068 10/31/08 12:23 AM 10/31/08 12:23 AM
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MuscleMopars master Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,698 North Central USA (MN-WI area)	What were the possible casting dates for Hemis in 1968? Thanks, Eric email eric@musclemopars.com 715-426-HEMI (Shop) 612-669-CARS (Cell and Texts) Go to my Moparts "Profile" to see my web site

Re: HEMI BLOCK CASTING DATES???? [Re: MuscleMopars] #136069 10/31/08 12:37 AM 10/31/08 12:37 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard
ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington	Anything date cast in 1965 or 1966, then depending on the build date of the car, 68 castings, which began early in 1968 as mentioned above in another post.

Re: HEMI BLOCK CASTING DATES???? [Re: ScottSmith_Harms] #136070 10/31/08 11:29 AM 10/31/08 11:29 AM
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Triggerfish top fuel T Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,954 Blairsden, CA	You guys are right. I've got a block that's probably from an early 68 car that has the #'s on the pad MN42633601 overstamped w/ 12-16-67, but the casting date is 10-3-66. The VIN looks like 201381A8. Will post it in the lost & found forum later. 4784298-68HEMINUMBERS.bmp (70 downloads) Last edited by Triggerfish; 10/31/08 11:31 AM.

Re: HEMI BLOCK CASTING DATES???? [Re: ScottSmith_Harms] #136071 10/31/08 07:59 PM 10/31/08 07:59 PM
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MuscleMopars master Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,698 North Central USA (MN-WI area)	Quote: Anything date cast in 1965 or 1966, then depending on the build date of the car, 68 castings, which began around March 15 of 1968 as mentioned above in another post. No, what I mean is in the year of 1968 what were the dates Chrysler cast the Hemi blocks? Thanks, Eric email eric@musclemopars.com 715-426-HEMI (Shop) 612-669-CARS (Cell and Texts) Go to my Moparts "Profile" to see my web site

Re: HEMI BLOCK CASTING DATES???? [Re: 6PakBee] #136072 11/01/08 07:55 PM 11/01/08 07:55 PM
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Triggerfish top fuel T Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,954 Blairsden, CA	Quote: Quote: So when did the 67 models go into production?Would a 10/10/66 block still be in a 66 or 67?? What's stamped on the distributor pad? Should be CH426 for a '67, nothing for a '68 (this is neglecting any other stamps like WT or assembly date). I've got a 66 block, 10-31-66 cast date, w/ only WT on the distributor boss pad. Does that mean it goes to a 68 car? Are there any other #'s I should look for to verify this. Not trying to hijack this thread, but this info may help answer sixpacbee's question. Last edited by Triggerfish; 11/02/08 12:44 AM.

Re: HEMI BLOCK CASTING DATES???? [Re: Triggerfish] #136073 11/01/08 08:31 PM 11/01/08 08:31 PM
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ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington	No, it means it COULD have gone into any 67 (with an spd after that casting date) or any early 68 (prior to the new block being cast), but never did make it into any of them. It was probably set aside for use as an over the counter replacement part or a service/warranty replacement block and never got installed into a production line car, hence it did not ever get any assembly date or model year codes stamped into it.

Re: HEMI BLOCK CASTING DATES???? [Re: hemi70se] #136074 11/01/08 11:30 PM 11/01/08 11:30 PM
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MuscleMopars master Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,698 North Central USA (MN-WI area)	Quote: No 1967 HEMI blocks were cast. I've been keeping a scorecard on casting dates for 20 years now. The latest 66 block is 10-31-66 and then they were not cast again until 4-15-68. So unless you own one of the very last 68 hemi cars it's going to have a 66 block in it. All 67 Hemi cars would have a 66 cast block. As an interesting sidenote they only cast blocks 4 times in the whole year of 1969. 5-18-69 5-26-69 7-28-69 8-18-69 Hmmm...what's this??? 4787113-68hemiblock[1].JPG (75 downloads) Thanks, Eric email eric@musclemopars.com 715-426-HEMI (Shop) 612-669-CARS (Cell and Texts) Go to my Moparts "Profile" to see my web site

Re: HEMI BLOCK CASTING DATES???? [Re: Triggerfish] #136075 11/02/08 09:22 AM 11/02/08 09:22 AM
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6PakBee I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,731 North Dakota	Quote: Quote: Quote: So when did the 67 models go into production?Would a 10/10/66 block still be in a 66 or 67?? What's stamped on the distributor pad? Should be CH426 for a '67, nothing for a '68 (this is neglecting any other stamps like WT or assembly date). I've got a 66 block, 10-31-66 cast date, w/ only WT on the distributor boss pad. Does that mean it goes to a 68 car? Are there any other #'s I should look for to verify this. Not trying to hijack this thread, but this info may help answer sixpacbee's question. Triggerfish, you've answered your own question in your previous post on your other block with the picture of the stamp on the block pan rail horn. A service block has nothing stamped there. Don't know about short blocks that had already been partially assembled. "We live in a time when intelligent people are being silenced so that stupid people won't be offended".

Re: HEMI BLOCK CASTING DATES???? [Re: 6PakBee] #136076 11/02/08 11:19 AM 11/02/08 11:19 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard
ScottSmith_Harms Mr Wizzard Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 42,714 Spokane Washington	Quote: A service block has nothing stamped there. Don't know about short blocks that had already been partially assembled. Yes, service short block or a complete service engines would have had assembly information stamped into them somewhere (location varied with the year), obviously a bare block would not.

Re: HEMI BLOCK CASTING DATES???? [Re: 6PakBee] #136077 11/02/08 12:19 PM 11/02/08 12:19 PM
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Triggerfish top fuel T Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,954 Blairsden, CA	Thanks Roger. I've also got a 70 shortblock that I suspected is a Direct Connection block since it has no VIN or distributor pad stampings other than WT.

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