I need to pick the collective Pelican brain. I have been looking for the engine serial number on my 72 T's engine but have come up empty. I've been told that it is supposed to be stamped into the vertical fan support on the right hand aft of the engine. My owner's manual confirms that it should be there. My engine does not have any evidence that there ever was a number there. I cleaned off some slight corrosion with a brass brush and some thinners only to find a smooth surface underneath. Even shining a flashlight at different angles doesn't reveal a stamping or even traces of its removal.
The only stamping I've found in that area is 911/57.
Anyone have any ideas? Is there a second stamping elsewhere on the engine that I could look for? Help!