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68 v700 (GC)
Antietam Classic Cycle:
--- Quote from: GMC28 on November 03, 2025, 08:03:10 PM ---So wondered past the machine this evening after work, and eye-balled the engine number… It’s a VC prefix, so apparently I have a sport motor. Fair enough then… not displeased with that.
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VC is 850-T, the V7 Sport is VK.
GMC28:
--- Quote from: Antietam Classic Cycle on November 03, 2025, 08:55:59 PM ---VC is 850-T, the V7 Sport is VK.
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And again, glad i’m in the right crowd!
I had an old engine number chart in my files, which showed that Sports were the VC’s, but not going to 2nd guess Charlie. Drug my butt back out to the shop, and sure enough, its got the taller 850 cylinders.
Another subtle but good shift (so to speak, assuming it also then has the different gearbox… ).
I suppose I should rename the thread :->
Thanks again for the quick and valid input to get me out of the weeds.
GMC28:
Now I’m looking for enlightenment on the tranny…. I’ve got a right side shift, and had been under the impression that the 850’s were left side shift. I’m assuming I was just wrong, but is it likely that based the engine number and the right side shift that I have a certain year based on that combo, or is it likely someone mixed and matched engine and gearbox?
Antietam Classic Cycle:
--- Quote from: GMC28 on November 05, 2025, 05:33:17 PM ---Now I’m looking for enlightenment on the tranny…. I’ve got a right side shift, and had been under the impression that the 850’s were left side shift. I’m assuming I was just wrong, but is it likely that based the engine number and the right side shift that I have a certain year based on that combo, or is it likely someone mixed and matched engine and gearbox?
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It's the original V700 4-speed transmission, so "mixed and matched".
GMC28:
And it has a generator up on top, rather than the down low alt, so they made 850T motors with a generator it appears? Slowly filling my considerable knowledge gaps... reading through some of the books and forum posts on this, but then following up here when there's another question which comes from that process. much appreciated
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