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Camaro Research Group Discussion => Decoding/Numbers => Topic started by: Anchloken on December 11, 2020, 12:51:06 AM

Title: 4919842 big block aluminum heads...
Post by: Anchloken on December 11, 2020, 12:51:06 AM
Got a set of these... can’t find anything on it... date code is 67 and has the W snowflake emblems.... also got a 3919842 heads dated 5.21.69.... anyone know what the 4919842 heads are from?
Title: Re: 4919842 big block aluminum heads...
Post by: KurtS on December 11, 2020, 01:03:38 AM
Heads in 67 started with a 3, so I'm doubting the 4 is correct (though it may be factory). Got a pic of the #?
Title: Re: 4919842 big block aluminum heads...
Post by: Anchloken on December 11, 2020, 01:07:52 AM
Yes i have a pic of the casting number and date code... these came off my 67 L-71 corvette
Title: Re: 4919842 big block aluminum heads...
Post by: Anchloken on December 11, 2020, 01:10:26 AM
Could it have been a real early casting? Date on the head is 5.21.67
Title: Re: 4919842 big block aluminum heads...
Post by: KurtS on December 11, 2020, 01:16:39 AM
Can you post the picture?
Title: Re: 4919842 big block aluminum heads...
Post by: Anchloken on December 11, 2020, 01:20:02 AM
Can i email? Having issues with the attachments
Title: Re: 4919842 big block aluminum heads...
Post by: bertfam on December 11, 2020, 01:39:27 AM
Send the picture to me and I'll post it. My email address is in my signature below.

Ed
Title: Re: 4919842 big block aluminum heads...
Post by: Anchloken on December 11, 2020, 01:46:18 AM
Done... thank you
Title: Re: 4919842 big block aluminum heads...
Post by: bertfam on December 11, 2020, 01:55:14 AM
Ok, they're dated May 21st, 1967, very early,  so I'm guessing a factory mistake.

I'll pass this along to Alan Colvin and see if he can make any sense of this.

Ed

Title: Re: 4919842 big block aluminum heads...
Post by: Anchloken on December 11, 2020, 01:57:23 AM
In the last pic, the most forward head in the picture is the 3919842 head, the 4919842 is the one in the rear
Title: Re: 4919842 big block aluminum heads...
Post by: bertfam on December 11, 2020, 02:00:36 AM
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In the last pic, the most forward head in the picture is the 3919842 head, the 4919842 is the one in the rear

Is the temp sender boss drilled on the 4919842, and what's the build date on your L71?

Ed
Title: Re: 4919842 big block aluminum heads...
Post by: Anchloken on December 11, 2020, 02:15:49 AM
My 67 was a late June build...
Title: Re: 4919842 big block aluminum heads...
Post by: bertfam on December 11, 2020, 02:33:45 AM
Well, considering they only made 16 L71's with the L89 aluminum heads, I'd say it's going to be difficult at best to verify, but have you checked with the NCRS folks? Again, I believe it's just a mistake made at Winters, but we may never know.

Ed
Title: Re: 4919842 big block aluminum heads...
Post by: Anchloken on December 11, 2020, 02:39:51 AM
I got the tank sticker for it and it’s a L71 nothing more... i put back the original heads but these were on it when i got it so i know it’s not original to the car at least... thanks for all your help... I’m just stumped on the “4”
Title: Re: 4919842 big block aluminum heads...
Post by: KurtS on December 11, 2020, 03:14:15 AM
It's just a casting error when someone made up the number.
Title: Re: 4919842 big block aluminum heads...
Post by: Anchloken on December 11, 2020, 03:56:14 AM
That’s cool... how common was this? Does this happen often?
Title: Re: 4919842 big block aluminum heads...
Post by: KurtS on December 11, 2020, 05:05:34 AM
Not common, but it happened (obviously). :)