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I read Ken Kaufmanns artical in the new G&D and it lists the Ft Worth plant as code number 7. The serial number on my 490 starts with 7 and is Car no 734869. Would my car have been built in Ft Worth? Production of the 490 in that plant stopped in June of 1921.
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Is there a dash or letter A anywhere on the serial number plate? There also should be a number stamped into the outside circumference of the flywheel.
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There are several places to look for ID on a 490. On my 1916 it is a number on the rim of the flywheel (defining Solan as a 1916, made in April/Tarrytown). The engine has a number telling about when it was made. There is a number stamped into the wood below the false right door. I have not searched enough for it but they say you also will find a number stamped near to the end of the right spring at back (or one of the ends). On cars from 1917 and up there is a stamped number on the ID plate on the dash as well. So keep looking, Bob. 
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I posted the numbers found so far on another post but copied them here. Here are the numbers so far Car no 734869 Block number H2P6 961 (1 or T not sure), Date 5620 Head numbers 407 7 Date 52820 , Inbetween cyls 3 and 4 on the boss for the lifters is stamped 078 . I will look for more numbers such as on the flywheel today. Flywheel had some dust on it so they have been hard to spot so far.
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Your head date (May 28, 1920) and the block (May 6, 1920) are most likely the same units that came originally in your car. Don't know if this works on a 490, but if you have the occasion to remove the exhaust manifold, look on the flange where it was bolted and see if you can find a number that matches the number on the block.  
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I think you are right, as I have seen numbers when removing the manifold on Solan. 
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Here is the number on the flywheel E3381
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Does anyone know (like maybe Ken K) the order that the various assembly plants went into production on the 490?
The reason I aks this is, each true 1916 that I can find out about so far (not that many) seems to have been built only in Tarrytown, NY.
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The number on the exhaust flange shall match the number on the flywheel. On my 1922 it does.
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Start of 490 production by plant-
Plant #2 Tarrytowm June 1915
Plant #1 Flint August 1915
Plant #9 Toranto Sept 1915 then moved to Oshawa Dec 1915
Plant #3 St Louis Jan 1916
Plant #6 Oakland Sept 1916
Plant #7 Fort Worth TX 1917
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KenK, Is the first number on the car number dictate the plant? or does the letter on the flywheel? Here are my numbers again. Car number 734869 flywheel number E3381.
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The plant code used the prefix number of the the Car Number. The #7 is the Fort Worth plant. The engine # on the flywheel started out at H1 for the 1916 490 and after they reached H99999 or so thet switch to A1 up to A99999 then B1-B99999, THEN C, D, E, f, g, H, I,J, K. L, AND M.
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