1119919 Solenoid Date Code?

[Joe M.]

I just purchased a solenoid and above the Delco Remy script are two letters, AY. Is that a date code? The 1114364 solenoid has CF in the same place.

I tried to find the application for the 1114364 solenoid and it could be for 1970 Camaro Z-28 with 4-speed tranny and High-Tork starter; probably worth about $5.

[David L.]

Re: 1119919 Solenoid Date Code?

Joe,

Years ago I studied a few ORIGINAL starters with ORIGINAL solenoids and this is what I found:

327 starter "1107320", "6E31" (May 31, 1966), solenoid "1114344" w/"3" --- from 1966 Chev. 327 "T0527HAR" (May 27, 1966) --- Orange, MA --- I sold this starter to Pete L. in January 1990.

283 starter "1107247", "6E20" (May 20, 1966), solenoid "1114344" w/"C" --- from 1966 Chev. 283 "T0526GF" (May 26, 1966) --- Templeton, MA

283 starter " 1107247", "4A6" (Jan. 6, 1964), solenoid "1114344" w/"4" --- from 1964 Chevrolet convertible 283 "T0127D" (Jan. 27, 1964) --- Wilton, NH

283 starter "1107247", "5H10" (August 10, 1965), solenoid "1114344" w/ "2" --- from 1966 Chev. --- Wilton, NH

Based on other research the 1970 Camaro SS350 and Z28 used starter "1108418" with a "1114364" solenoid ---see Nasty Z28 website, "1108418", "0E15" (May 15, 1970), solenoid "1114364" w/"F".

I do NOT know the meaning of the digits "3", "C", "4", and "2" on my (or formerly my) 1114344 solenoids and there does not seem to be any correlation with the starter date codes.

I have a Delco-Remy starter motor loose leaf catalog with various pages revised from 1965 to 1977 and the 1119919 solenoid is not listed. The parts numbers in this catalog for the various starters are service part numbers and not necessarily the same as Delco-Remy production line part numbers.

Dave