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Hello

I have a Chevrolet 1930 4 door Sedan i was buy it
in Canada and shipp it to Switzerland....

The number of the engine block is 277663
i dont know is the engine from the 27 or the 1930?
The first owner was frank Russo 38Greenwood Ave
Trenton NJ

Thanks for information
Stephan

If a 4 cylinder could be a '27 but if a 6 cylinder would be a '29 if that is the correct engine serial number.

Hello Chipper

It is a 6 cylinder engine

Thanks
Stephan

Your engine is a 1929. :( :( :(

:-(((((

Maby my title is wrong what is the different from the 1929 engine or body to the 1930??????

Thanks
Stephan

I'll try this. The temp sender is electrical in '29. The sender is in the head on the left side at the front. The '30 is capillary at the rear of the head. The carb heat is much smaller in size than the '30 intake manifold. The '29 has a sheet metal oil separator at the back of the block with a tube that runs to the air filter? The '30 has the boss but not bored out. The tappet cover is solid without ventilation whereas the '30 has three slotted vents. The '29 breathes past the spark plugs. The spark plug wires pass through a single holder where the '30 has two separate holders. There are probably other differences in these twins.
As far as the car itself goes the '29 windhield is vertical and the '30 leans back six degrees. The '29 dashboard has an insert with oval guage similiar to the past years and the '30 has separate round guages. The '29 has the fuel level gauge on the gas tank at the rear of the car and the '30 has an electical gauge on the dash.
Regards, Gary. A proud '29 driver.

Hi Gary

Thanks for your information
so i think my car is a 1930 the temp sender is a capillary but the oil spperator have a tube to the carb
also the winghield is from 1930 and the dasboard
the first registration in the us was 15 sept 1930 think it is the only car in switzerland....so it is not so easy for my to gett good picture from a ather car....

Thanks
Stephan

1. The oil separator was used in early 1929 only.

2. The 1930 windshield is 10 degrees.

3. The push rod cover on the early 1929 engines was vented around the spark plugs. The push rod cover on the late 1929 engines was sealed around the spark plugs because the valve cover was vented in late 1929.

The oil separator was only used on early '29 engines but a tube went to the carb for the rest of '29 and all of '30 models. It was a crankcase vent but without the oil separator can on the block. Guess that Chevrolet engineers found that the separator was not really needed after all. All '28 engines had an oil vent tube to the carburetor similar to late '29-30 models.

I don't know of a '30 model in Switzerland but there is a '31 Special Sedan near Zurich in Horgen area.

Thanks for the Informations:-)))

So i have some ather numers..
On the engine block is the number 835501 D90 2H
And the carb is a carter RJH-08

Stephan

The engine number is a 1930 Model Universal Series A.D. [note correct designation for a Canadian car]passenger car unit, assembled in Walkerville Ontario, possibly in late April or early May 1930. The casting date code of D-9-0 indicates April 9 1930.

However what is the chassis or serial number please? I would like to know if this is a Walkerville-assembled or Regina-assembled car. The serial will confirm whether it is a 1930 chassis or not!

Good morning Oracle

I know it is not a canadian car but i way buy it there..
so i dont have a chassis nuber...or i dont find it:-(((
T he problem in switzerland is if i like to drive this car the whant the title and the first registration from 1930!!!
so i was sending my engine stamp number to a loyer in the usa.....so i get my title...i was pay 400us dollar:-((((
and now get from hungary a neutral serial plate so i stamp now chevrolet 1930 Ad Universal the stamp numer from the engine....:-)))))))

Stephan

The Canadian cars had a plate that had the following information:
GENERAL MOTORS of CANADA Limited
MADE IN [ MAPLE LEAF] CANADA

OSHAWA WALKERVILLE REGINA
MODEL UNIVERSAL
SERIAL NO 490218
ENGINE NO 286430


and then on closed cars another plate:

FISHER BODY
BUILT BY
GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA LTD. OSHAWA
CORRESPONDENCE PERTAINING TO THE
BODY MUST BEAR THESE NUMBERS

JOB NO. 30558
BODY NO. 891

The serial number was on trhe top plate under the engine cover, which our American friends call the 'hood', and was mounted on the firewall.