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Russ wrote:
>There was no such thing as a "warranty replacement engine". We
>always had to repair the old one, no matter the cost.
>There were factory rebuilt engines, but we were not allowed to install
>them under warranty.
Ok, thanks for clearing that up. I had a discussion with a friend of mine
about this before, and I couldn't really give him an answer on this, as I didn't
know either.
>A factory rebuilt engine should have the original engine number
>"routered" out and the shop was supposed to stamp the customers
>old engine number on. There was usually an "X" stamped in that area
>too. Someplace on the top of the case there would be the letters "KD"
>inked on also.
I have seen the routered out area and new numbers added before, but I've
never seen the inked letters. I've also seen the recycled symbol next to the
engine number before, stating its been recycled (rebuilt exchange?).
Bob 65 Notch S w/Sunroof
70 Fastback AT
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