![]() ![]() Why were they not specially coded so warranty could be tracked? These complete engine assemblies were available and would be used if the engine blew up so bad that none of it was useable. No attempt was ever made to seperate the warranty replacement engines from the ones purchaced over the counter. Can you imagine the room this would require? Also, if warranty count was the only reason to use a CE code, then the same would apply to completed engines which are coded with a suffix just like a production line engine. They would not stock warranty engines and then just put them in parts service years later. And keep it around 5 years, I'm sorry, that just did not happen, as you got the years block that available when it went bad. With your theory, this would require them to make and stock two different engine block assemblies, one CE, and one without, even though they would essentially be the same. So the code was there for warranty, but many people who were racing, etc, still could buy a CE over the counter. This replacement CE was also still under warranty if used for a warranty purpose and a way needed to be devised to identify it. I cannot buy the usage of them only for warranty, although that was the real reason for the number to be there. I have, however, seen many CE Engine blocks, including numerous NOS examples, some of them in crates. I have seen a lot of engines and have never seen one. ![]() Can anyone remember ever seeing a correctly broached non- numbered clean pad ? (Post 1967, as I have seen some previous to that year). I agree with your definition of the CE letters as for Chevrolet Engine, and I agree these were used for warranty service, but I am sorry, I cannot agree on the non-useage in the parts system. ![]()
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