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I have two engines that I am not sure what year they are. They are at least 40hp type engine.
One is numbered 3904818 and appears to be a very early 61 but not sure. The other has a bus muffler on it and again may be a very early 40hp number 5868175 or it could be a bastard 36/40. Anyone have any ideas. Just because the one has a bus muffler on it does not mean it came from a bus as who knows where it has been all these years. Let me know what you think. I have been working on VW's and driving them since 1971
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| nlorntson |
Wed Jul 27, 2016 8:23 pm |
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3904818 = June 1960 so I'd expect it to be a 36hp?
5868175 = June 1961 so that would be a 40hp |
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| glutamodo |
Wed Jul 27, 2016 10:55 pm |
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| Neither of those numbers fall in the "bastard" series (which was 3.4-3.5 million) http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=187275& |
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| 1105 |
Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:18 pm |
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| Thank you both. Crazy VW Lady that is the funny part. It is not a 36 but looks just like a 40. Weird. The number could have been altered or it is just when VW was changing to 40hp. |
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| nlorntson |
Thu Jul 28, 2016 8:39 pm |
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| What are the casting numbers on the case halves? |
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| glutamodo |
Fri Jul 29, 2016 7:31 am |
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Post a photo - it could be a new replacement engine block someone stamped an old number onto. I've seen it before:
what about the date code stamps under the flywheel... example:
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Fri Jul 29, 2016 6:31 pm |
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Thanks Andy,
I will have to pull the flywheels to check them out.
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