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Drivetrain => The Dual Quad => Topic started by: jmos4 on April 27, 2012, 08:09:32 PM
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Hi all,
I got a rear carb for a 1965 and was wondering what the date code broke down to as this has 3 digits "AK4"
I thought the first was the month and the second was the week
though reading on line I have also see one that stated that the first was the month and the second was the year
Now what does 3 digits mean?
it is a 65 carb and not a 64 does it mean it was made in 64?
also what does the "S" or "SA" mean after the 4 digit carb number
Thanks for the info,
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Jim,
The carburetor is from October (K) 1964 (4). The 'A' may be for the week but the AFB's I have seen have just had a letter and a number.
Still a carburetor for a '65.
Dan
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3 digit codes are unusual.
According to Duane Heckmans date code book, A= January, K= October and the 4= 1964.
The 3 digits confuses me.
A '64 carb would have different linkage than a '65 carb due to the switch-pitch trans used in 65-6. That would determine if it was a January or October build.
I believe the 'S' or 'SA' had to do with the manufacturer.....Carter, Weber, and Federal Mogul(?) made them over the years.... and now Edelbrock.
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Went back and looked at my dual quad carburetors and both have the dual letters in the dates. Anybody know why ?
Dan
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Hi,
The carb I got is a factory stick carb, I recently found on evil-bay last week, just arrived on Friday and was curious as I never saw 3 letter before either
funny thing is the guy had it listed under Super Wildcat and no mention of Buick in the description, had 3 total bids and I got lucky
If your logic and from what I have read, guessing this was made the first week of Octobor 1964, making this one early 65 carb
Thanks for the info,
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Walt, If A=Jan then how does K = Oct. when K is the eleventh number in the alphabet and Oct. is the tenth month? :confused4:
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Hi,
"K" is for Octobor as "I" is not used in most codes as it is easily confused for 1
Regards,
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Damn, just the carb I need for my 2-4 set-up.
How hard are the 3924s to come by?
Mark
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Mark,
Not sure, I got really lucky, I know Brian was surprised I found one, the guy who had it on EBay was a Mopar guy, so just listed the carb number and Super Wildcat and the description was straight from Wikipedia figure it would have gone for much more
I tried to look up the amount of 4 speed Wildcats for 65, yet could not find out a break down, but guessing there were not many
Regards,
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Jim, Thanks for the reply. I never realized that but it makes a lot of seance. Tom
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Mark,
Not sure, I got really lucky, I know Brian was surprised I found one, the guy who had it on EBay was a Mopar guy, so just listed the carb number and Super Wildcat and the description was straight from Wikipedia figure it would have gone for much more
I tried to look up the amount of 4 speed Wildcats for 65, yet could not find out a break down, but guessing there were not many
Regards,
Nice find! At one time my mission in life was to find the production ###s for 4-speed Wildcats.
Wildcats with Super Wildcat engines and 4-speeds: 107.
Wildcats with 3-sp sync 169
401/4-sp 217
425/4-sp 144
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(http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f376/Wildcat65/DSC00084.jpg)
best pic I have of my 3924
(http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f376/Wildcat65/DSC00083-1.jpg)