air cleaner part #

[Mike M.]

can't identify pn 6386474 in any of my chevy parts books. any help appreciated. mike

[Joe L.]

Re: air cleaner part #

can't identify pn 6386474 in any of my chevy parts books. any help appreciated. mike

Mike-----


Are you sure of that part number? It would have been of a series assigned to AC Spark Plug Division so that seems correct. However, I can't find any part of that part number ever released. In fact, I can find very few ever released in the 638xxxx range.

[Mike M.]

Re: air cleaner part #

thanks for looking joe.mike

[Joe L.]

Re: air cleaner part #

thanks for looking joe.mike

Mike-------



Since I believe the part number is an AC Division part number, the number could be for a non-Chevrolet application and, thus, would not appear in any Chevrolet P&A catalog. However, as I mentioned, I checked the whole of the GM parts system and could not find it (or, really, any 638xxxx part numbers). It is possible it's a truly ancient part number (like pre-1950), though.

[Wayne M.]

Re: air cleaner part #

Joe --- I'm seeing 6380045 thru 6389659 in my GM Canada Master Price List No. D-35; Feb 25th 1980. There's 178 part numbers in the 638xxxx range, but not the one Mike mentions .

[William C.]

Re: air cleaner part #

I checked a 1985 GM Price book, all cars-nothing there either

[Joe L.]

Re: air cleaner part #

Joe --- I'm seeing 6380045 thru 6389659 in my GM Canada Master Price List No. D-35; Feb 25th 1980. There's 178 part numbers in the 638xxxx range, but not the one Mike mentions .

Wayne-------


OK, that must be it----a GM of Canada exclusive series of part numbers. These may not be a series assigned to AC Division or they may be a series assigned to AC but used only for GM Canada.

[Joe L.]

Re: air cleaner part #

Joe --- I'm seeing 6380045 thru 6389659 in my GM Canada Master Price List No. D-35; Feb 25th 1980. There's 178 part numbers in the 638xxxx range, but not the one Mike mentions .

Wayne------



One more thing: are the group numbers shown for the 638xxxx parts in the GM Canada catalog? If so, is there any sort of "commonality" to the group numbers? Generally, I believe part numbers that are GM Canada exclusive are parts which are unique to GM cars sold in Canada.

[Mike M.]

Re: air cleaner part #

joe: got more description on this AC air cleaner: its a dual snorkel with a 5" opening in its base. current owner of the air cleaner is a midget-sized cheapskate from augusta, ga. he wonders if its off a Olds W from the early 70's. mike

[William C.]

Re: air cleaner part #

W-cars had an open top aircleaner with quite a large diameter to fit the Open Air induction equipment. Part numbers ran in the series 6485XXX and 6487XXX. Applied to both Standard and OIR aircleaners.

[Vinnie P.]

Re: air cleaner part #

joe: got more description on this AC air cleaner: its a dual snorkel with a 5" opening in its base. current owner of the air cleaner is a midget-sized cheapskate from augusta, ga. he wonders if its off a Olds W from the early 70's. mike

You mean the guy that has deep pockets and short arms!!!! Doesn't he use a 70's era Olds as his daily driver? Same guy that if he was wearing an arm full of watches, you could never get the time from him!!!!

[Wayne M.]

Re: air cleaner part #

--- One more thing: are the group numbers shown for the 638xxxx parts in the GM Canada catalog? If so, is there any sort of "commonality" to the group numbers? Generally, I believe part numbers that are GM Canada exclusive are parts which are unique to GM cars sold in Canada.

Joe -- No group #s or parts history; just the part # and 4 price columns following [List/Trade/ Dealer/W.C.] I don't know what the latter is; mostly it's blank -- might have something to do with warehouse charge (?).

This brick is massive. 234 part #'s/page x 1393 pages = 326,196 part numbers. It has all the regular #s we find in our P&A30's, and probably everything else in the GM divisions system. I use it to check if part so-and-so was still valid in 1980. The dollars are Canadian, but close enough, depending on exchange rates back then.

[William C.]

Re: air cleaner part #

"WC" is generally "Wholesale Comp" if the part is sold to a party that qualifies for a discounted price.