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ENGINE IDENTIFICATION
The engine identification code consists of the
engine assembly plant, the engine assembly date, and a 2 or 3 letter suffix
indicating the cubic inch displacement, the horsepower rating, and generally,
what type of transmission was to be installed with the engine. Manual transmissions
required a bushing in the rear of the bellhousing where an automatic transmission
did not. Many engine "accessories" such as the carburetor, distributor,
and exhaust manifolds were not installed at the engine assembly plant but
rather at the final assembly plant.
T = Tonawanda, N.Y. assembly plant
0712 = July 12
ED = 396/325 L34 Manual 3/4 speed w/HD Clutch
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Engine Assembly Plant - 1st letter
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| Code |
Assembly Plant |
| F or V |
Flint, Michigan |
| *T |
Tonawanda, N.Y. |
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| Assembly Month - 1st and 2nd numbers |
| Number |
Month |
Number |
Month |
| 01 |
January |
02 |
February |
| 03 |
March |
04 |
April |
| 05 |
May |
06 |
June |
| *07 |
July |
08 |
August |
| 09 |
September |
15 |
October |
| 11 |
November |
12 |
December |
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Assembly Day - 3rd and 4th numbers
01...31
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Engine
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Transmission
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Notes
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| Code |
Size |
HP |
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| BA |
230-1 |
140 |
Manual-3 |
Overdrive |
| BB |
230-1 |
140 |
Manual-3 |
Heavy Duty Clutch/A.C. |
| BC |
230-1 |
140 |
Manual-3 |
Heavy Duty Clutch |
| BD |
230-1 |
140 |
Manual-3 |
A.C. |
| BF |
230-1 |
140 |
Powerglide |
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| BH |
230-1 |
140 |
Powerglide |
A.C. |
| CM |
250-1 |
155-L22 |
Manual-3 |
Overdrive |
| CN |
250-1 |
155-L22 |
Manual-3 |
A.C. |
| CQ |
250-1 |
155-L22 |
Powerglide |
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| CR |
250-1 |
155-L22 |
Powerglide |
A.C. |
| DA |
307-2 |
200 |
Manual-3 |
Overdrive |
| DB |
307-2 |
200 |
Manual-4 |
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| DE |
307-2 |
200 |
Powerglide |
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| DF |
307-2 |
200 |
Powerglide |
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| DN |
307-2 |
200 |
Manual-3 |
Heavy Duty Clutch |
| EA |
327-4 |
275-L30 |
Manual-3/4 |
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| EC |
327-4 |
275-L30 |
Powerglide |
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| EE |
327-4 |
275-L30 |
Powerglide |
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| EH |
327-4 |
250-L73 |
Manual-3/4 |
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| EI |
327-4 |
250-L73 |
Powerglide |
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| EJ |
327-4 |
250-L73 |
Manual-3 |
Heavy Duty Clutch/L73 |
| EO |
327-4 |
275-L30 |
Manual-3 |
Heavy Duty Clutch |
| EP |
327-4 |
325-L79 |
Manual-3/4 |
Spcl High Perf |
| ES |
327-4 |
325-L79 |
Manual-3 |
Spcl High Perf/Heavy Duty
Clutch |
| *ED |
396-4 |
325 |
Manual-3/4 |
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| EF |
396-4 |
350-L34 |
Manual-3/4 |
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| EG |
396-4 |
375-L78 |
Manual-3/4 |
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| EK |
396-4 |
325 |
Powerglide |
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| EL |
396-4 |
350-L34 |
Powerglide |
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| ET |
396-4 |
325 |
TH-400 |
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| EU |
396-4 |
350-L34 |
TH-400 |
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