Re: 340 engine color
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05/21/18 01:15 AM
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Starting in late 71, 340's were corporate blue until the end of production in 73.
Correct, sometime around March 1971 they changed engine plants from Windsor Ontario Canada to Mound Road Michigan. When the plant change occurred so did the color. Windsor engines were orange, Mound Road engines were blue. Easy way to tell is the assembly info stamped onto the face of the block under the drivers side cylinder head, GW340 = Windsor (Orange) and GM340 = Mound Road (blue).
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Re: 340 engine color
[Re: oem6pak]
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05/26/18 08:41 PM
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Some orange engines made it into early April SPD cars also Yes some did, in May as well and possibly even later. The common denominator with them is that all of them were assembled in the fall of 1970 at the Windsor Ontario plant (orange engines). There are several theories as to what happened but likely an inventory screw up of some kind or another.
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Re: 340 engine color
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05/28/18 12:50 AM
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Not to high jack this post but I have a color question on my 71 340 Demon, build date 9 - 26 - 70 What should be the color of the 340 engine? thanks
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Re: 340 engine color
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05/28/18 12:56 AM
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The answer is higher up in this post but quick answer: Orange Just making sure thanks
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Re: 340 engine color
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05/28/18 02:10 AM
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Jason, that is another detail item that changed in 1971 when when they switched plants, they used 3 small tabs rather than the two small tabs and a large center tab in years past. There are several other things that varied as well, some examples: "Made in Canada" coils were now Made in USA, intake manifold casting number was the same but the shape changed, etc. Thanks Scott. The valve cover difference I have know for years... I'll look at the coil. I have an extra set of cover if you need some.
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Re: 340 engine color
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08/02/18 01:44 PM
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oem6pak, it's all good...All 3 of us are friends and 340 owners/fans/historians. Over the years we have discussed this subject many times, usually when one of us finds something odd or out of the "norm" to report. The VAST majority of 69 340's were painted turquoise (something I'm sure we all agree on). However a few documented exceptions, and some undocumented exceptions, have been found. Most attribute these exceptions to model year change overs where the engine paint changed colors, etc. If you don't know what your engines original color is go with Turquoise, it's a pretty safe bet that it was that color originally.
.02 709 SPD.... paint it blue So what exact paint did you use to paint yours "blue"? It is not the corporate blue that was used in 1970 and later, and not the turquoise, so what it is and where did you find it?
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