Engine Case Markings

[52HoffmanSplit]

Ok.. going to start a new thread on this and see if anyone else has similar markings on their 25hp case. Im interested in seeing if these are factory marks or something done after the fact..

Take a look at this picture... what on EARTH do these other stampings mean.. to the right of the engine number it is stamped 1082.. and then down below there are three 0182's in a triangle pattern..(just to the right of the case nut in the picture) and then there is an A and a 51 stamped on the Generator stand also.... any clues?? (Engine was built per the markings on June 23rd 1952)

Anyone have similar markings.. or know what they mean?

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DB

9/1950 Hoffman Standard
11/1966 Porsche 912
10/1966 Porsche 912
7/1968 Type 265 Double Cab
10/1958 Type 117

[sgmalt46]

i have 2 25's and had dozens of 36's with similar markings i always wanted to know what they where there for? anyone out there?????

[Eric Outland]

The stamp to the right of the Generator Pedestal is a inspection Stamp. Back in the day, (and even in current quality control situations) a inspector or the individual himself ( doing the work on the motor, case, Crank, Cam Etc. Etc. ) would stamp there seal of approval of there work, typical employee number Stamp! Eric (VMR)

[Agave58]

The original 36 in my 58 has the stamp "30" below the engine serial numbers on the gen stand. I bought another 36 case that was built the same day as mine, and it has the letters W U with the number 39? Does this mean that the W U case has been rebuilt, and what do the stampings below the distributor mount mean? Mine reads 27 1 28 . The other case reads 7 1 38?
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[henry roberts]

hi agave there is a post on here somewhere that deciphers the case stamps, but i think that the 7 1 38 is the 7 of january 3rd shift 1958 ant the other 27th january 2nd shift 1958.

[johnshenry]

Interesting about those small 4 digit stampings. I have seen those on some intake manifolds also, I think I have a jacketed K with one. Does anyone know the decipher code???
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John Henry

'57 Deluxe
'56 Single Cab

[Agave58]

[kdf38]

They were likely cast 3 weeks apart and assembled closer together

[Agave58]

[janerick3]

It's possible the "1 7 38" is really "27 1 38", as the casting date numbers are not always clear. Be sure to check the date stamp on the left side of the generator stand for the right half of the case on both engines. The two halves could have been cast days apart for the same engine. I used to have #2245000, but it came out of a torched car and there wasn't much left to salvage, so it went into the dumpster a few years ago.
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Thanks,
Jan K.

[Agave58]

[kdf38]

Anything on the driver side (US/Left) or firewall side of the generator tower?

Mike

[Agave58]

[kdf38]

Check the number on the seam of the case at the front where the edge
kicks up to cover the flywheel. Both case halves should have the same
number there. They were cast and put somewhere to wait to be machined. The halves were bolted together and machined as one unit.
Then they were numbered on the top seam. I am not sure if the motor
number was applied just after machining or after the motor was completed and passed inspection [more logical to me]
Which case halves were bolted together before machining was probably just pure chance.

[Agave58]