Serial number check for 1st gen 1300 blocks

[dingy]

Anybody know what years these 2 block numbers are from ?

 

1UN-000220

P603E-000137

 

VMax guy asked if I could find out for him.

 

Gary

[Prairiehammer]

Anybody know what years these 2 block numbers are from ?

 

1UN-000220

P603E-000137

 

VMax guy asked if I could find out for him.

 

Gary

 

1UN-000220 is a 1986 California block.

 

I don't have any info on the "P603E-000137". It does not jive with any Venture number I have.

 

EDIT: P603E appears to be an early Royal Star block. Pinwall has a 1999 RSV block with P603E-001808. So extrapolating, I would guess the P603-000137 is either 36th RSV (assuming the 1999 RSV started with 000101) or an early Royal Star (1996). Definitely not a First Gen Venture block.

Edited July 30, 2014 by Prairiehammer

[Neil86]

Pretty sure the early Royal Star 96-01 has no counterbalance shaft if they have a picture of

block.

[Prairiehammer]

Gary,

If it makes any difference, I am fairly certain the P603E-000137 engine number is from a very early 1999 RSV. I have subsequently found another 1999RSV with P603E-000667. That indicates that they started the RSV with 000101.

Also, I found a 1997 RSTD and it's engine number starts with "4YE-".

It appears as if "P603E-" prefix is unique to the RSV.