OK, Need some help....Question for all you gurus out there.
Got a 65 Coupe GT/K build date 01R (April 1 1965) Correct me if I am wrong....
Engine has all the K-Kode stuff in it and never looks like it has been removed. I am concerned that the date codes on the engine are not consistent with the Warranty Plate Build Date mentioned above.
Now Page 6&7 of the 4th Edition book states that my car should have a 6 bolt bell housing and the numbers cast into the block behind the starter should be C5AE-6015E and this is consistent with the April 01,1965 build date being after August of 1964.......
.....but....ready, the date code above the C5AE-6015E casting is 5C12....I interpret this to say March 12th 1964, 13 months prior to the build date. March would be great if it was a 1965 March which should be Q....yes/right/maybe? ugghhhh
So....since the C5AE-6015E casting says the motor is newer than the August 1964 equipment then it should not have a 5C12 casting unless someone flubbed the casting run and put a C for March instead of a Q that the book defines for 1965 cars. All other castings on the heads, and intake are 5C2 and 5C3 dates.......
I thought maybe it was a warranty or replacement block done at the dealer after purchase which might make sense based on the casting and if a failure of the original engine caused a dealer replacement then an early March block etc might have been dusted off and put into the car.....no?
Still, the C5AE-6015E casting is throwing a loop into that theory and I am thinking someone was imbibing on the job at the casting factory and accidently used a C cast for a 1965 batch of parts versus the expected Q????
Any thoughts???
Thanks,
SoCal65GT-K