1976 78 PASSENGER ENGINE STAMPING INFORMATION V THE ENGINE PLANTS WILL STAMP A SOURCE PRODUCTION DATE AND TYPE DESIGNATION ON THE ENGINES AS SHOWN BELOW 4 CYLINDER 140 CID STAMPED OPPOSITE THE NUMBER THREE CYLINDER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CASE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PAD AS CLOSE TO THE REAR OF PAD AS POSSIBLE ALL 6 CYLINDER STAMPED ON CRANKCASE ON RIGHT HAND SIDE OF ENGINE TO REAR OF DISTRIBUTION NOTE 1978 6 CYLINDER STAMPED ON RIGHT OR LEFT HAND REAR EDGE OF CYLINDER CASE ALL 8 CYLINDER EXCEPT MARK IV STAMPED ON TOP FRONT OF RIGHT HAND BANK OF CYLINDER AND CASE AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE T0 UPPER END OF PAD ALL MARK IV STAMPED ON TOP OF RIGHT HAND BANK OF CYLINDER AND CASE AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO LOWER END OF PAD V F WILL DESIGNATE FLINT MOTOR V FLINT ENGINE T TONAWANDA S SAGINAW PARTS K GM OF CANADA LTD M GM OF MEXICO AND H HYDRAMATIC THE FOUR DIGIT NUMBER FOLLOWING THE SOURCE DESIGNATION WILL INDICATE THE CALENDAR MONTI AND DAV PRODUCED OF THE FOUR DIGITS THE LAST TWO WILL ALWAYS INDICATE THE DAY VIZ 01 FOR THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH 0Z FOR THE SECOND DAY ETC THE TWO DIGITS PRECEDING THE DATE WILL INDICATE THE MONTH VIZ 01 FOR JANUARY 02 FOR FEBRUARY AND 12 FOR DECEMBER EXAMPLE JANUARY 1ST WOULD READ 0101 A STANDARD IHA00 SERIES TYPE IF BUILT AT TONAWANDA ON JANUARY IST WOULD BE STAMPED TOID1CLW THE FIRST CHARACTER OF THE TYPE DESIGNATION WILL ALWAYS BE C OR Z FOR PASSENGER AND T OR A FOR TRUCK NOTE THE ENGINE PLANTS ARE TD STAMP TI IE SERIAL PAD OF ALL CURRENT MODEL SERVICE ENGINES WITH THE SOURCE PRODUCTION DATE AND TI E SAME TYPE DESIGNATION AS STAMPEDON THE COMPARABLE PRODUCTION ENGINE ON IRRIGATION ENGINES A FOUR DIGIT SEOUENTIAL SERIAL NUMBER BEGINNING WITH 100I FOR EACH ENGINE WILL BE STAMPED ADJACENT TO THE ENGINE DATE STAMP AND WILL INDENTIFY EACH IRRIGATION ENGINE BUILT E GM PARTS DIVISION GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CHEVROLET 10 O 4 A