Slat W1 engine
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Slat W1 engine
Hi guys, I just bought a 1941 slat grill. Does anyone know what the code FT04051 mean ? It is placed where you usually find MBxxxxxx enfine serial number
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Re: Slat W1 engine
What’s the casting number on the engine? What about the casting date?
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Re: Slat W1 engine
It is a W1, 7-9
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Re: Slat W1 engine
Hi;
Are you in europe?
It might be ETO and not FTO; just found that on a dead 42 GPW block I have at home
Are you in europe?
It might be ETO and not FTO; just found that on a dead 42 GPW block I have at home
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Re: Slat W1 engine
Yes, I'm in Italy. Could be ETO, what does it mean ?
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Re: Slat W1 engine
european theater of operations
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Thank you, yes it's ETO (European Theatre of Operations).
Were they grinding the original serial number and stamp the ETO one, or they were coding them from scratch starting from new engines ?
Were they grinding the original serial number and stamp the ETO one, or they were coding them from scratch starting from new engines ?
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Re: Slat W1 engine
Is the casting number 638632?
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Re: Slat W1 engine
yes yes
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