Dave,

Thank you for your post. It confirms what I had thought was the case on blocks/heads but I have no supporting documentation.

41Chevy's comment about Os and Is tweaked my unreliable memory regarding that practice - I think I now remember where I read that Is were not used in AC Delco Remy (Division of GM) date codes: example 1 (for Is); example 2 (for Is); and, example 3.