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On 9 Aug 2002, at 10:26, Joe Barnes wrote:
> Thanks for the advice Jim- It turned out that the engine wasn't
> necessarily the 30000 miler I had thought it was. According to my books,
> the engine in a 72 auto fastback should have an X code. Mine is a U
> code, meaning that there is a possibility that something major has
> happened (as long as the books I'm reading are correct!)in this car's
> past. I hadn't bothered to check this. As you know, the 'U' engine
> should be set up with 0 degrees advance whereas the X is 5 or 7.5
> degrees (can't remember which)so a simple switch to a right hand
> condenser meant that I could adjust it so that the timing was sorted
> without having to do the usual fiddly stuff.
There were both U and X engines in 72, but I THINK they were to be timed
the same. I believe the 72 X engine was for Cal only. Here are the production
specs for 72 so you can check to see if the engine you have may actually be
right.
Model Year 1972
8/1/71 12/31/71 1/31/72 3/31/72
8/31/72
Engine number:
1500 33KW 45BHP K 0198001 K 0200870
K 0210510
1500 30KW 41BHP (M240) M 0004267 M 0004378
M 0004424
1600 40KW 54BHP T 0933001 T 0974878
T 1029686
1600 36KW 50BHP (M240) P 0006901 P 0006992
P 0007200
1600 40KW 54BHP (M236) U 0502001 U
0504538 U 0507000
1600 40KW 54BHP (M236/M239) U 5000001 U 5018596 U
5031718 U 5057000
1600 40KW 54BHP (M236/M27) X 0000001 X 0001624 X
0002340 X 0004000
Chassis number:
312 2000 001 312 2066 941 312 2078 248 312 2115 424
312 2500 000
Sorry this is going to be wrapped poorly. This whole chart, for all years, is
available on the type 3 web site.
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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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