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Re: [T3] Engine Numbers


On 7 Apr 2001, at 19:42, jase.j wrote:

> Hi All
> 
> Just checked my V5 ( anybody outside UK, thats our form of Vehicle
> Registration) and receipt from my engine builder and the two numbers don't
> match. Anybody got a clue what these numbers relate to? The previous owner
> had a square and my fasty I have got a feeling he may have swapped engines,
> Here is the number from my V5: T1013957, This is the number my mechanic
> noted down on his receipt: T0947483. Which should be the correct engine for
> my car? Here is my VIN number just in case 3122152829.

Your VIN is from a late 72. Both engine #s are 72 dual carbs, one 
early, one late. What # is actually on your engine? The engine # is 
stamped into the case on top, just to the right of the center seam.

Is it possible that your engine was rebuilt with a different case?

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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