Pinto Block Year of Manufacture
19-08-2017, 04:06 PM
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Pinto Block Year of Manufacture
I recently submitted a kit car, fitted with a Pinto Block (205) for IVA testing and it failed because I didn't have a "certificate" for the year of manufacture of the block. I'm actually the 3rd owner of the kit which was originally bought in 2000 and bought b y me in 2014, and I never saw the donor vehicle. We believe it was a Sierra 2.0. What makes if really difficult is that the DVLA and VOSA are not allowed to tell me who can provide such a certificate. Can anyone help? Has anyone successfully passed an IVA test with such information and know where I can get it?
Engine No. - GM73186
Casting No. - 205 85HM6015B-B
ps - I've tried Ford UK and they could only suggest I contact my local Ford dealer.
Engine No. - GM73186
Casting No. - 205 85HM6015B-B
ps - I've tried Ford UK and they could only suggest I contact my local Ford dealer.
19-08-2017, 10:33 PM
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The first two letters denote the year & month of manufacture of the vehicle that the engine was originally fitted to.
The engine number usually forms the last 7 characters of the actual original vehicle VIN number.
According to this list http://www.burtonpower.com/tuning-gu...ure-dates.html, GM is the year/month code for July 1986
Hope that helps
The engine number usually forms the last 7 characters of the actual original vehicle VIN number.
According to this list http://www.burtonpower.com/tuning-gu...ure-dates.html, GM is the year/month code for July 1986
Hope that helps
19-08-2017, 10:36 PM
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I've found that life I needed.. It's HERE!!
Or it technically could relate to November 1967, but I'm not sure the Pinto was manufactured then.
From the casting number, it looks like its a 205 block (usually associated with Cossie engine), so it's a relatively safe bet it's the 1986 option
From the casting number, it looks like its a 205 block (usually associated with Cossie engine), so it's a relatively safe bet it's the 1986 option
20-08-2017, 08:25 AM
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A bit of shit news there mate I hope you can sort it out . It must be about 8 or 9 years back I rang the dvla about a old car Ford car I was thinking of buying and I got bounced around from department to department unto I got this nice chat that new his stuff and was straight with me . I told him it looked like it might of had the number changed when it had been reconditioned . His reply was we don't keep engine numbers for cars of that age as they have more than certainly had a replacement engine fitted in its life time . That's wot I was told by the dvla back then .
I don't think it will help you much wots going to be your next step
I don't think it will help you much wots going to be your next step
