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Jim Adney wrote: > On 19 Mar 99, at 18:25, Justin wrote: > > > What do I have??????? > > > > I bought all parts for a 1600, and everything is fitting together > > nicely. Should I follow the assembly directions for a 1600? Everything > > else I have done has been for a 1600, so I'm rather confused about the > > case code. > > So am I. There never was an "O" type 3 engine, and all the dual oil > pressure relief valve cases were made 70-. So yours should be a late > 1600. It will have cam bearings and 8mm oil pump studs. OTOH, there > might be any number of possibilities of what else could have been > assembled into that case. > > It could, for example, have: > > An early non O-ring crank > different crank shims (required by above) > six volt flywheel > 180 mm clutch > 1500cc P/Cs > Single port heads > Single carb > > You won't know 'til you get in there and look. > > I am sending you a file of all the type 3 engines. > > Jim > I believe the both of you have mistaken a 0 (zero) with an O (oh). as the Haynes puts it: "The early models of the 1500 and 1500A were numbered serially from 0 to 1,209,302; after that a prefix letter was added to the engine identification number, the prefix letter indicating the type of engine as under: K 1500 and 1500S T 1600 U 1600 FI X 1600 FI auto" Haynes #084, VW 1500 & 1600 Type 3, page 9, second column. PerL '73 Square (T 1069132) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe