Re: 1963-1994 Unique-To-Corvette Part
Jerry------
You got it! The GM #3830080 oil tube and pick-up assembly is the part in question. This part, which is unique to Corvette applications, was used for all 1963-1994 Corvettes EXCEPT:
1965-74 big block
1975-79 ALL
1990-95 LT5 (ZR1)
Late 1994 LT1
The "putting 2 and 2 together" I was talking about earlier is this: we should all know that the one common component for all 1963-96 model year Corvettes is the small block engine. So, it would seem likely that's where the part common to all would "reside".
The next question is, what component that could be common to all 63-96 small blocks would be a Corvette-unique component? After all, small blocks are pretty ubiquitous across all Chevrolet car lines for a lot of years and most parts used on Corvette small blocks are common to those used for other cars. Those that are different and unique to Corvettes certainly didn't span 31 model years. Well, all except ONE didn't.
That's where the post I made a few weeks ago comes in. I said that all Corvette small blocks used unique-to-Corvette oil pans, except 75-79. Now, all the Corvette-unique pans were not the same, so we know the pan is not the component in question here. However, I also said that the basic configuration of the 63-74 "5 quart" small block pan is the same as the basic configuration of the various 1980-96 pans. So, maybe something related to the pans would be the part in question here. And, that's exactly what it is.
The same GM #3830080 first used for 1963 small blocks was used for E1994 small blocks and most Corvette small blocks in between those years. As far as I know, it is the ONLY Corvette-unique component used over the 1963-94 period.
Now, you might ask why do we only go as far as E1994 with it? The basic original small block was used through 1996 in Corvettes, wasn't it, and L1994-96 used the same, basic configuration oil pan as earlier, didn't they? Yes, they did, but they didn't use the same oil pick-up. But, that's a story for another time.
Jerry------
You got it! The GM #3830080 oil tube and pick-up assembly is the part in question. This part, which is unique to Corvette applications, was used for all 1963-1994 Corvettes EXCEPT:
1965-74 big block
1975-79 ALL
1990-95 LT5 (ZR1)
Late 1994 LT1
The "putting 2 and 2 together" I was talking about earlier is this: we should all know that the one common component for all 1963-96 model year Corvettes is the small block engine. So, it would seem likely that's where the part common to all would "reside".
The next question is, what component that could be common to all 63-96 small blocks would be a Corvette-unique component? After all, small blocks are pretty ubiquitous across all Chevrolet car lines for a lot of years and most parts used on Corvette small blocks are common to those used for other cars. Those that are different and unique to Corvettes certainly didn't span 31 model years. Well, all except ONE didn't.
That's where the post I made a few weeks ago comes in. I said that all Corvette small blocks used unique-to-Corvette oil pans, except 75-79. Now, all the Corvette-unique pans were not the same, so we know the pan is not the component in question here. However, I also said that the basic configuration of the 63-74 "5 quart" small block pan is the same as the basic configuration of the various 1980-96 pans. So, maybe something related to the pans would be the part in question here. And, that's exactly what it is.
The same GM #3830080 first used for 1963 small blocks was used for E1994 small blocks and most Corvette small blocks in between those years. As far as I know, it is the ONLY Corvette-unique component used over the 1963-94 period.
Now, you might ask why do we only go as far as E1994 with it? The basic original small block was used through 1996 in Corvettes, wasn't it, and L1994-96 used the same, basic configuration oil pan as earlier, didn't they? Yes, they did, but they didn't use the same oil pick-up. But, that's a story for another time.
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