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Postsedan
03-23-2011, 01:25 AM
Would any one take a guess as to what date this 1969 BB 8" Timing Cover would be? The 3 or the 1 was stamped upside down?

It is either the 13th week of 69
or It is 31st week of 69?

What do you think?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v677/Postsedan/Postsedan2011/51-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v677/Postsedan/Postsedan2011/49-1.jpg

Dan
SuperNovaSS
03-23-2011, 03:02 AM
I would say 31, since if it was a 13 more than one thing would be off. If it was a 31 just the 1 would be upside down. If it was a 13, the whole stamp would be upside down AND the 3 would be backwards. A pretty cool anomoly whatever it was suppsoed to be.


Jason
m22mike
03-23-2011, 05:14 AM
Agree with Jason... <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif
Rixls6
03-23-2011, 08:32 AM
With the cover flipped the other way, it sure looks like it could be the 69 13.

Were they always dated with the week coming first or last?

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e43/Rixls6/69timingcover.jpg
Rixls6
03-23-2011, 09:27 AM
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Rixls6</div><div class="ubbcode-body">With the cover flipped the other way, it sure looks like it could be the 69 13.

Were they always dated with the week coming first or last?

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e43/Rixls6/69timingcover.jpg

Here's another that has its date with the year first.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e43/Rixls6/69timingcovera.jpg</div></div>
L89DRMR
03-23-2011, 02:30 PM
It can't be &quot;69 13&quot; since the numeral &quot;3&quot; is backwards!

Dave
Xplantdad
03-23-2011, 02:56 PM
How about 69 18-with part of the 8 being not stamped?
Lynn
03-23-2011, 03:02 PM
It would be no more difficult to stamp the 3 upside down (which would make it look backwards) as it would to stamp the 1 upside down. Same probablility.
Haven't looked at dates on a lot of covers from 69, but if the year is normally first, it would most likely be 13, with the 3 upside down.
69 Post Sedan
03-23-2011, 04:29 PM
For the record this is my timing cover. It came off a motor that was cast the end of January but wasn't assembled until the 18th of March. I'm not sure it was original to the block since it was rebuilt.

Kurt
x Baldwin Motion
03-23-2011, 10:28 PM
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: L89DRMR</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It can't be &quot;69 13&quot; since the numeral &quot;3&quot; is backwards!

Dave </div></div>


probably a Monday no matter what else.... <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif