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EverettB  Administrator

Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 70935 Location: Phoenix 602
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 9:15 am Post subject: Official Oval Beetle Engine Finder Thread |
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This thread is dedicated to finding the original engine for your vehicle or offering any Split Bug era engine cases that others may need.
Feel free to post the exact engine you need, if you know the number or anything you would like find in a range of numbers.
Examples:
Seeking engine 1400000
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Seeking engine between 1350000 and 1360000
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I have engine cases 1345456 and 1456789
If you see someone post an engine that you are interested in, please contact them directly via PM or email rather than posting in the thread. _________________ How to Post Photos
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Derosse Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 9:22 am Post subject: |
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Seeking engine between 1666000 and 1666999 |
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OLDveedubs Samba Member

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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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Looking for a 36hp engine close to 2523063 built August/September 1958, need not be running but rebuildable. _________________ -Ryan
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joe h. Samba Member

Joined: September 04, 2005 Posts: 782 Location: Seattle, Wa
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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I hope some day to find an engine somewhere in the 1-0702 6** range.
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GüteAndTite Early Convertible G�ru

Joined: June 16, 2005 Posts: 2144 Location: Low So Cal
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volksartist Samba Member

Joined: May 26, 2004 Posts: 267 Location: Muskoka
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 10:24 am Post subject: |
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Looking for May-June 1954
1-0778 135 TO 1-08818785 Range
Have Feb. 54 and Feb 57 to trade. |
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nlorntson Crazy VW Lady

Joined: March 13, 2004 Posts: 3836 Location: Twin Cities, MN
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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Looking for October 1955 engine between 1-1182 658 and 1-1213 907
Also looking for transmission from the same time frame: A-591 442 through A-619 979 or 564 870 through 570 531 |
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Jrb572 Samba Member
Joined: August 30, 2013 Posts: 191 Location: St. Louis
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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Is there a way to tell exactly what engine number was in your car? I have the birth certificate. But it just says I have the wrong motor. Which I have an April 4th 57 car and think if I remember it's a June 57 motor. |
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Derosse Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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Jrb572 wrote: |
Is there a way to tell exactly what engine number was in your car? I have the birth certificate. But it just says I have the wrong motor. Which I have an April 4th 57 car and think if I remember it's a June 57 motor. |
hi Jrb572!
do you have the papers from your car? if so check them out, you will find your engine number in there! if you don't have papers, it's going to be difficult!
best regards
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Jrb572 Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 7:32 am Post subject: |
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All I have is the birth certificate. I'll take another look. |
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vwsonmybrain Samba Member

Joined: March 21, 2007 Posts: 703 Location: Oregon
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 7:46 am Post subject: |
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I have a May 1955 case and crank: 1-1055545
Appears to still be standard case and crank.
UPDATE: This case was sold a while ago.
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nlorntson Crazy VW Lady

Joined: March 13, 2004 Posts: 3836 Location: Twin Cities, MN
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 11:45 am Post subject: |
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vwsonmybrain wrote: |
I have an April 1955 case and crank: 1-1055545
Appears to still be standard case and crank. |
1-1055545 is May 1955 I believe. |
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vwsonmybrain Samba Member

Joined: March 21, 2007 Posts: 703 Location: Oregon
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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nlorntson wrote: |
1-1055545 is May 1955 I believe. |
You are correct, thanks. Updated my post. The sad thing is I double checked it this morning to make sure I was getting it within the correct month with the numbers on the charts falling at the end of the month. Obviously failed.  |
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Jrb572 Samba Member
Joined: August 30, 2013 Posts: 191 Location: St. Louis
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Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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My birth certificate paper work only shows the motor number I sent them which is the incorrect motor. |
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mrmdls Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2013 Posts: 410 Location: New Brunswick, Canada
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Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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I'm looking for a 59 engine from Apr/May between 2-943-920 and 2-996-628
I do have a complete 56 engine Mar/Apr with number 1-405-928. This engine is complete, turns over free by hand, has compression (should be rebuilt). 28 PCI carb, fuel pump and distributor with a Mann round mushroom top oil bath air cleaner 111-129-611E that I would be willing to trade for a similiar 59 engine. _________________ 75 model 110 (Basic Bug) - Project Daily Driver |
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GüteAndTite Early Convertible G�ru

Joined: June 16, 2005 Posts: 2144 Location: Low So Cal
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Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 3:12 am Post subject: |
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Jrb572 wrote: |
My birth certificate paper work only shows the motor number I sent them which is the incorrect motor. |
can you post a pic of your certificate? Ive been curious to see how they print it when you tell them your engine number and its the wrong one. hopefully they just put the number you provided and wrote an accompanying letter stating its the wrong engine, instead of writing wrong engine on birth certificate itself. id love to see what yours says!!!!! _________________ Official 58-60 "Early Big Window" Convertible Thread & Registry
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*Darren Samba Member
Joined: July 29, 2013 Posts: 917 Location: MD
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Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 11:18 am Post subject: |
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GüteAndTite wrote: |
Jrb572 wrote: |
My birth certificate paper work only shows the motor number I sent them which is the incorrect motor. |
can you post a pic of your certificate? Ive been curious to see how they print it when you tell them your engine number and its the wrong one. hopefully they just put the number you provided and wrote an accompanying letter stating its the wrong engine, instead of writing wrong engine on birth certificate itself. id love to see what yours says!!!!! |
Who knows what the museum does at this point (or from one case to the next). Here is flyertim's BC - pretty extensive and the engine info is on a separate letter.
Jrb572 - as to your issue, even knowing the engine #, it's almost certainly toast. But if you so desire you can pretty much figure out a very small range of possible numbers. The factory was on a 2 shift 5 day work schedule. Take the last engine # for June & subtract the last # for may. Find the number of work days for June of that year. Divide the total engines by those days and multiple by the number of work days from the start f the month until when your car was built. There you have it a range of about 3000 engine #s. |
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*Darren Samba Member
Joined: July 29, 2013 Posts: 917 Location: MD
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Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 11:25 am Post subject: |
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I have a June 54 short block serial number 1-0800834. Located in MD, USA. I'll put it up in the classifieds. |
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tisius Samba Member

Joined: July 11, 2011 Posts: 1570 Location: Rotterdam,NL (+Chicago,IL)
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Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2014 1:08 am Post subject: |
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*Darren wrote: |
GüteAndTite wrote: |
Jrb572 wrote: |
My birth certificate paper work only shows the motor number I sent them which is the incorrect motor. |
can you post a pic of your certificate? Ive been curious to see how they print it when you tell them your engine number and its the wrong one. hopefully they just put the number you provided and wrote an accompanying letter stating its the wrong engine, instead of writing wrong engine on birth certificate itself. id love to see what yours says!!!!! |
Who knows what the museum does at this point (or from one case to the next). Here is flyertim's BC - pretty extensive and the engine info is on a separate letter.
Jrb572 - as to your issue, even knowing the engine #, it's almost certainly toast. But if you so desire you can pretty much figure out a very small range of possible numbers. The factory was on a 2 shift 5 day work schedule. Take the last engine # for June & subtract the last # for may. Find the number of work days for June of that year. Divide the total engines by those days and multiple by the number of work days from the start f the month until when your car was built. There you have it a range of about 3000 engine #s. |
What a weird birth certificate: a 6V battery and a 12 volt system (which would be standard??)? And dual-circuit brake system? All on an oval era car? Something smells funny here...
Who the heck composes these birth certificates at the Stiftung Automuseum VW? Regular desk clerks? And there are disclaimers all over, wow!
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