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On 15 May 2001, at 23:08, Russ Wolfe wrote: > > On 15 May 2001, at 21:45, Todd Daley wrote: > > > > > I just went out and looked at my 65 Kombi ( just got it home last > week....) > > > production date of August 26, 1964 ( 1965 model year), 1500CC > > > engine, > engine > > > number -- 0668153 > > > > That certainly fits in the number sequence with the type 3 1500s for > > that year. Sounds like VW did a "silly" thing here. > > > Are you sure that is the orginal engine/case? IIRC. in '65, the Type 2 > engines had a serial number starting with an "H". My "without > guesswork" book only goes back to '70. Maybe someone else has one that > goes back farther. Your memory sure is good! I didn't think to check my older "Without Guesswork", but I did look in the Idiot's Guide. Muir listed both H engines and engines with 6 straight digits in the same series as the type 3 engines for that year. In fact, IIRC, Muir lists the exact same engine number for both type 2 and type 3. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/