Corvette by the Numbers: 1955-1982

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A

Air horn, pp.171, 197
casting numbers, pp.174-176
Alternator. See Generator/alternator

B

Body build date month codes, pp.36-40

C

Camshaft
casting numbers
353041, pp.342-343
471524, p.344
3711355, pp.336-337
3732798, pp.337-341
3734078, p.337
3736098, pp.337-339
3849347, p.340
3863144, pp.340-342
3863152, pp.340-341
3883944, pp.341-342
3896930, pp.341-344
3896964, pp.342-344
3904364, pp.341-342
3904366, pp.341-342
3925536, p.341
3928911, pp.341-342
3959181, p.342
3972182, p.342
6262944, p.342
14044614, p.344
identification charts, pp.336-344
introduction, pp.335-336
Carburetor
Carter, pp.169-177
AFB (Aluminum Four Barrel), pp.171, 176-177
AVS, p.171
casting numbers, pp.173-176
date coding, pp.171-172
identification, pp.171-177
Rochester carburetors, Carter-built, p.201
WCFB (Wrought Cast Four
Barrel), pp.169-170, 173-176
casting numbers, Carter
0-049, pp.173-174
0-0108, p.174
0-208, p.174
0-900, p.173
0-953, p.173
0-1049, p.174
0-1108, p.174
0-1208, p.174
0-1343, p.174
0-1451, p.175
0-1465, p.175
0-1466, pp.175-176
0-1481, pp.175-176
0-1517, p.174
0-1552, pp.175-176
Holley, pp.178-195
2BBL, pp.184-188, 195
4BBL, pp.189-195
date coding, pp.183-184
identification, pp.183-195
specification chart, p.195
introduction, p.169
Rochester, pp.196-201
4BBL, pp.199-200
Carter-built, p.201
date coding, pp.197-198
identification, pp.197-201
stamping numbers, p.198
Casting numbers, overview of, pp.viii-x
Chevrolet Parts System, overview of, pp.viii-ix
Clutch housing
applications, pp.504-510
casting numbers
3704922, p.504
3733365, p.504
3764591, p.505
3779553, p.506
3788421, pp.506-507
3858403, pp.506-508
3872444, p.508
3899621, pp.509-510
date coding, p.503
identification, p.503
introduction, p.503
Connecting rods
big block rods, p.167
introduction, pp.165-166
small block rods, pp.166-167
Crankshaft
big block, pp.116-117
396, p.116
427, p.117
454, p.117
bearing cap configurations, p.80
casting numbers, pp.111-112, 118-120
1130, p.119
1181, p.120
2680, pp.118-119
3521, p.120
4577, pp.118-119
6223, p.120
7115, pp.119-120
7416, p.120
310514, p.120
330550, p.120
353039, p.120
3735236, p.118
3782680, pp.118-119
3804816, pp.119-120
3814671, p.119
3815822, p.118
3834627, p.118
3836266, p.118
3849847, pp.118-119
3856223, p.119
3863144, pp.119-120
3874874, pp.119-120
3876764, pp.118-119
3876768, pp.118-119
3884577, p.119
3904815, p.120
3911011, p.119
3914672, p.119
3932442, pp.119-120
3941174, p.119
3941182, pp.119-120
3941188, p.119
3967416, p.120
14088526, p.120
14088532, p.120
14088535, p.120
harmonic balancer (See Crankshaft harmonic balancer)
introduction, pp.111-112
small block, pp.113-115
265, p.113
283, p.113
327, p.114
350, p.115
steel/iron, pp.111, 112
Tuftriding, p.111
Crankshaft harmonic balancer
identification, pp.511-519
big block balancers, pp.514-519
date coding, p.519
small block balancer applications, p.514
small block balancer design types, pp.511-513
introduction, p.511
Cylinder head
casting date, p.122
casting numbers, pp.121, 125
330545, p.161
333882, pp.161-162
336781, p.162
353049, p.162
462624, p.163
3703523, p.126
3725306, p.127
3731539, p.128
3731762, p.129
3740997, p.130
3743056, p.131
3748770, p.132
3755550, p.133
3760116, p.134
3767465, p.135
3774692, p.136
3782461, p.137
3782461X, p.138
3795896, p.139
3856208, p.140
3872702, p.140
3873858, p.140
3890462, p.141
3904390, p.142
3904391, p.142
3904392, p.143
3909802, p.144
3917215, pp.144-145
3917291(1), p.146
3917291(2), p.147
3919840, p.147
3919842, p.148
3927186, p.149
3927187, p.150
3931063, pp.150-151
3946074, pp.151-152
3947041, p.153
3964290, p.153
3964291, p.154
3973414, p.155
3973487, pp.155-156
3973487X, p.157
3986316, p.157
3993820, p.158
3998916, p.159
3998993, p.159
3999241, pp.159-160
14014416, p.164
?closed? and ?open? combustion chambers, p.123
combustion chamber design, p.123
cylinder head bosses, pp.123-124
external casting marks, pp.124-125
introduction, pp.121-125
port design, p.123
spark plug seat design, p.124

D

Date coding, defined, pp.x-xi
Delco radio. See Radio, Delco
Delco starter. See Starter, Delco
Differential. See Rear axle/differential
Distributor
8-cylinder type, exploded views of, pp.307-308
application lists, by model year, pp.307, 313-331
cast iron bowls, views of, p.309
codes, pp.311-312
color coding, pp.312-313
date coding, pp.311-312
component combinations,
pp.307-310
external adjustment type, views of, p.310
fuel injection ignition type, exploded view of, p.308
High Energy Ignition (HEI), exploded views of, p.309
internal adjustment type, views of, p.310
introduction, pp.307-312
model numbers, pp.311, 313-331
Technical Service Bulletin, breaker point burning/primary resister, p.319
vacuum units, pp.332-334
applications, pp.333-334
decoding, p.332

E

Engine block
1969-1981 V-8 engine, typical, pp.81-82
1982 5.7 liter V-8 engines, exploded view, pp.82-83
applications, by model year, p.79
big block crankshaft bearing cap configurations, p.80
casting clock code, p.80
casting date location/code, pp.78-79
casting numbers, pp.78-79, 84-109
3703524, pp.85-86
3720991, pp.86-87
3731548, p.87
3737739, pp.88-89
3756519, p.90
3782870, p.91
3789935, p.91
3855962, p.92
3858174, p.93
3858180, p.93
3869942, p.93
3892657, p.94
3903352, p.95
3904351, p.96
3914660, p.97
3914678, pp.98-99
3916321, pp.100-101
3932386, p.102
3935439, p.102
3946052, p.103
3955270, p.103
3956618, pp.104-105
3963512, p.106
3970010, pp.107-108
3970014, p.109
3999289, p.109
14010201, p.109
14010207, p.109
14016379, p.109
14016381, p.109
crosshatch design, cylinder block bore, p.83
engine assembly order, p.84
engine code stamping number, p.80
grain (?broach?) pattern, p.78
introduction, pp.77-84
Engine codes
assembly plant codes, pp.59-60, 62, 64, 65
block VIN code, pp.57-58, 63, 64, 65
character sizes, p.65
format, pp.61-63
identification, pp.58-61
introduction, pp.57-65
location, pp.57-58
suffix codes, by model year, pp.66-76
Engine development, history of, pp.58-65
Exhaust manifold
casting numbers, pp.261-262
3704791, p.263
3704792, p.263
3725563, p.264
3731557, p.264
3731558, p.265
3733975, p.266
3733976, p.267
3747038, p.267
3747042, p.268
3749965, p.269
3750556, pp.270-271
3797901, p.271
3797902(1)-(4), pp.272-273
3797942, p.274
3836968, p.275
3837069, pp.262, 276
3846559, p.277
3846563, p.278
3856301, p.279
3856302, p.280
3872765, p.281
3872778, p.281
3880827, p.282
3880828, p.283
3880869, p.283
3909880, p.262
3932461, pp.284-285
3932465, p.286
3969869, p.287
3989036, p.288
3989343, p.262
14014437, p.289
14014438, p.290
14022625, p.291
14022626, p.292
14030038, p.293
14037671, p.293
14037672, p.294
date coding, pp.261-262
introduction, pp.261-262
Exterior/interior trim charts, by imodel year, pp.41-55

F

Fuel injection
advantages/disadvantages, p.472
basic design, p.473
identification, pp.490-491
air and fuel meters, p.490
tags, p.490
introduction, pp.471-490
Rochester fuel injection evolution, pp.473-490
throttle body/cross-fire injection, pp.492-494

G

Generator/alternator
applications, pp.348-354
date coding, pp.345-348
Delcotron alternators, pp.345-347, 349-354
introduction, pp.345-348
Glass codes. See LOF glass codes

H

Harmonic balancer. See Crankshaft harmonic balancer
Hoses
colored yarn identification,
pp.537-543
1974, assignments as of, p.539
1987, assignments as of,
pp.539-543
past usage yarn charts, p.538
history, p.537
introduction, p.537
manufacturers code symbol identification for extruded products, pp.544-546

I

Intake manifold
casting numbers, aluminum, p.203
458520, p.233
3728725, p.204
3731394, pp.205-206
3739653, p.207
3794129, p.208
3795397, p.209
3844461, p.210
3866963, p.211
3885069, pp.212-213
3886093, p.214
3890490, p.215
3894374, p.216
3894382, p.217
3919849, p.218
3919850, p.219
3919851, pp.220-221
3919852, p.222
3933198, pp.223-224
3937793, p.225
3937795, p.226
3937797, p.227
3947801, p.228
3959594, p.229
3963569, p.230
3967474, p.231
3972110, p.232
14007378, p.234
14014432, p.234
14031372, p.236
14033058, p.235
casting numbers, cast iron, p.203
336789, pp.255-256
340261, p.257
346249, p.258
353015, p.259
3711348, p.237
3731398, p.238
3735448, p.239
3746829, p.240
3783244, p.242
3799349, p.243
3837109, p.241
3844457, pp.244-245
3844459, pp.246-247
3866922, pp.247-248
3866948, p.248
3872783, p.249
3919803, p.249
3927184, p.249
3955287, p.250
3965577, p.251
3973469, pp.251-252
3997771, p.252
6263751, p.253
6263753, p.254
14007376, p.259
date coding, p.203
experimental intakes, p.203
introduction, p.203
Interior/exterior trim charts, by model year, pp.41-55

L

LOF glass codes
glass manufacturing highlights, p.549
identification, pp.547-549
dating systems, pp.548-549, 553-555
plant codes, p.549
introduction, p.547
primary glass etching differences, pp.550-558

M

Model changes, year-by-year,
pp.559-572
1955, p.559
1956, p.560
1957, p.560
1958, p.561
1959, p.561
1960, p.562
1961, p.562
1962, p.562
1963 Stingray, p.563
1964 Stingray, p.564
1965 Stingray, p.564
1966 Stingray, p.564
1967 Stingray, p.565
1968 Stingray, p.565
1969 Stingray, p.566
1970 Stingray, p.566
1971 Stingray, p.566
1972 Stingray, p.567
1973 Stingray, p.567
1974 Stingray, p.567
1975 Stingray, p.568
1976 Stingray, p.569
1977, p.569
1978, p.570
1979, p.570
1980, p.571
1981, p.571
1982, p.572
Model year, defined, p.x

P

Paint/trim charts, by model year, pp.41-55
Protect-O-Plate program, 1965, p.375

R

Radio, Delco
applications, pp.533-536
charts, pp.534-536
headings defined, p.533
identification, pp.521-533
Delco parts identification system, pp.532-533
no radio date codes, p.532
primary differences between, pp.521-531
introduction, p.521
Rear axle/differential
1955 rear axle, pp.435-436, 445
1956-1962 rear axle, pp.436-437, 446-449
1963-1982 rear ends, pp.439-441, 450-460
applications, by model year, pp.445-460
casting numbers
30140PM1, p.445
410408N, p.445
410409N, p.445
3694755, p.436
3694756, p.436
3698950, p.437
3698960, p.461
3707306, pp.437, 461
3725899, pp.437, 461
3743833, pp.437, 438, 461
3789812, pp.437, 461
3818753 N, pp.441, 461
3876476 N, pp.441, 461
3899143 (-N, -NF), pp.441, 461
AAC-3714782, p.437
C-30743, pp.438, 441
C-30751, pp.438, 441
C-32108, p.441
C-32324, p.441
C-32459, p.441
DEE-3714781, p.437
ED 32088, p.445
ED 32118, pp.441, 445
ED 32297 PW 3, p.445
EDB 30116, pp.441, 445
EDB 30174, p.445
EDB 32298, p.445
date coding, p.443
identification, pp.443-445
gear ratios, p.445
Positraction, pp.443-445
ring and pinion, p.443
introduction, pp.435-442
Positraction, pp.438-439, 441-442
usage, 1955-1982, p.461

S

Spark plug seat design, p.124
Starter, Delco
applications, pp.500-502
date coding, pp.498-500
history, pp.495-496
identification, pp.496-500
starter nose identification, p.498

T

Transmission
3-speed Saginaw
1955-1963, pp.356-357, 359-360, 363
1964-1965, pp.357, 359-360, 363
1966-1969, pp.357-360
applications, by model year, pp.385-411
date coding, p.359
dimensions, p.433
maincase identification,
pp.359-360, 431
sidecover identification,
pp.363-364, 431
tailhousing identification, pp.360-363, 431
4-speed Borg-Warner, pp.364-370
applications, by model year, pp.387-400, 418-429
design variations, 1957-1965, p.365
dimensions, p.433
internal parts identification, pp.369-370
maincase identification,
pp.366-368, 431, 432
rear bearing retainer plate identification, pp.369, 431, 432
sidecover identification, pp.368, 431, 432
Super T10, pp.365, 378-379, 432
tailhousing identification, pp.368-369, 431, 432
4-speed Muncie, pp.370-377
1963-1964, p.372
1965, pp.374-375
1966-1969, p.375
1970-1974, pp.375-377
1978-1979, p.377
applications, by model year, pp.399-420, 424-427
date coding, pp.371-372
drainplugs, stamping of, p.375
experimental, pp.373-374
maincase identification, pp.372, 432
parts identification, pp.377-378
sidecover identification, pp.373, 432
specifications, data chart, p.433
tailhousing identification, pp.373, 432
applications, by model year, pp.385-430
casting numbers
3-speed Saginaw overview, pp.358-364
4-speed Borg-Warner overview, pp.365-369
4-speed Muncie overview, pp.372-374
13.04.066.901, pp.419-421,
423-424, 426, 432
13.04.066.905, pp.427-429, 432
13-04-097-901, pp.419-421,
423-424, 426-429, 432
1304 065 903, pp.419-421,
423-424, 426-429, 432
591620, p.431
604932, p.432
3707195, p.360
3708134, pp.385-386, 388
3722946, pp.360-361, 385-386, 431
3731731, p.400
3731911, pp.363-364, 388-389, 392-393, 395, 397, 400, 431
3737450, pp.360-361, 363,
388-389, 392-393, 431
3741357, p.364
3741456, p.363
3741458, p.431
3743368, pp.359, 363, 389,
392-393, 395, 397, 400, 431
3787067, pp.362-363, 395, 397, 431
3787167, p.363
3790278, p.431
3790570, p.363
3819113, pp.362-363, 400-401, 431
3831704, pp.372-373, 400, 432
3831707, pp.373, 402, 404, 432
3831731, p.432
3834197, pp.401, 431
3845044, pp.364, 385, 431
3845122, pp.359-360, 385-386, 388, 431
3845157, pp.364, 385, 431
3846429, pp.373, 402, 404, 432
3849534, pp.364, 401, 404, 431
3851325, pp.372, 402, 404, 432
3851326, p.432
3854726, pp.404, 431
3855710, pp.404, 431
3857584, pp.404, 406-413, 432
3858922, p.364
3858986, pp.360, 405, 407, 431
3858992, pp.405, 431
3859033, p.431
3860042, pp.363, 407, 409, 411, 431
3863192, pp.404, 406, 408
3864740, pp.404, 431
3873886, pp.405, 431
3884685, pp.406-410, 432
3885010, pp.406-408, 432
3915020, p.432
3919365, pp.364, 407, 409, 411, 431
3925647, pp.360, 409, 411, 431
3925660, pp.409-412, 432
3925661, pp.413, 415-416,
418-420, 432
3950306, pp.411-412, 432
3952648, pp.413, 415-416,
418-420, 432
3978764, pp.415-416, 418-420, 432
data charts, pp.431-432
T10, pp.365-369, 388, 390, 392, 394, 396-397, 400, 431-432
T89C-6A, p.432
data charts
component casting numbers, pp.431-432
dimensions, manual and automatic transmissions, p.433
Muncie 4-speed specifications, p.433
Powerglide applications, p.432
date coding
3-speed Saginaw, p.359
4-speed Borg-Warner, p.368
4-speed Muncie, pp.371-372,
374-375
assembly date code stamping, pp.356, 375
casting date codes, pp.355-356
location charts (by model year), pp.385-430
introduction, pp.355-384
Powerglide automatic, pp.380-383, 432
applications, by model year, pp.385-408
dimensions, p.433
Technical Service Bulletins
cast iron clutch retainer, use of, p.372
Powerglide crankshaft thrust bearing, p.398
Turbohydramatic
350, p.383
375, p.384
400, pp.383-384
applications, by model year, pp.408-430
dimensions, p.433
VIN stamping, pp.356, 396
Trim, interior/exterior, by model year, pp.41-55
Trim tags, pp.1, 36-40

V

Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
block VIN code, pp.57-58, 63, 64, 65
charts, by model year, pp.8-35
checking, pp.ix-x
decoding, pp.1-7
transmission VIN stamping, pp.356, 396

W

Water pump
big block, pp.304-306
386100, p.306
3856284, p.304
3940960, p.305
3992077, p.306
casting numbers, pp.295, 296
date coding, p.296
Flint and Tonawanda pumps compared, pp.295-296
introduction, pp.295-296
small block, pp.296-303
330813, p.303
3704911, pp.296-297
3736493, p.297
3782608, p.298
3782609, pp.298-299
3839175, pp.299-300
3859326, p.300
3927170, p.301
3991399, p.302
W-block, p.296
Wheels
applications, pp.466-468
exterior wheel stampings,
pp.463-464
interior wheel stampings, p.463
introduction, pp.463-465
selective tire mounting, p.464
Technical Service Bulletin, cleaning, coating, painting of aluminum wheels, p.469