68 barracuda formula S Question

hey you smart mopar guys..

can you guys tell me if there are several "editions" of old mopar parts books out there?

i am looking right at my OEM Chrysler service manuals and the numbers i quoted for a 68 barracuda radiator are right from the 68 book.

Model Code "B" (barracuda) "L" (dart) auto. or man. trans 22" core - 340 8 cyl:

standard: 2989-028
high altitude: 2949-068
air condition: 2949-068


the same 69 edition parts book states that a 340 barracuda came with a radiator core bearing number:

2949-068

my 69 parts catalog says it's the "revised" april 1969 edition and that it supersedes book number 81-690-0785.

my 68 parts book says that it is the "1968 passenger car application section revision" and it is dated March 1969. it also says it supersedes 81-690-0736.


i know "Galen" is the mopar guru - but i do not find his numbers in either of my books.

From Galen's book:

2898026 Manual
2898028 Auto
2898031 Auto and AC
2898032 Manual and AC




i'm a lawyer and i am a stickler for accurate information. can anyone explain to me why none of the numbers being quoted for the "correct" factory radiator core for 68/69 340 barracudas are lining up?

i really want to get to the bottom of this discrepency because i rely on the parts books i have when buying parts that are suppose to be "correct."

thanks..
jim coster, pittsburgh