C6 trans question

[John McGilvary]

My CS/CJ has a hand witten #2 cast into the top of the transmission bell housing. Can anyone tell me what this means? Do any of your transmissons have numbers located in the same place? Thanks John

 

[gt bandit]

will check and get back to you -

 

[PNewitt]

hey John,

I've been thinking about this one. Do you mean it's like a crayon mark written on it, or it's a "crude" type raised, cast number in the bellhousing? Is there any way you could provide a photo?

I should be talking to some of the original factory employees (Milpitas plant) soon, and I'll ask that question.

It might be that a separate line of 428CJ engines were sitting on the line--and had to be marked to distinguish them from the 390s. Just a guess.

More to follow.

Paul.

 

[John McGilvary]

Paul, the number looks like someone welded a bead #2 on the top of the bell housing. I'll try to get pic's, but it will not be easy. John

 

[390cs68rcode]

I have the same (I am pretty sure it is a 2 or maybe some other code) on my 390 CS. CJ blocks have a raised C on them where the transmission bolts to the block. When they are casting the blocks and other parts they scratch these codes into the molds so they show as raised metal when cast.