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67vdubky
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 19, 2021 3:29 am    Post subject: 1967 Motor Number Question Reply with quote
New to VW’s. Bought a 1967 and the motor only has the number 40 stamped on it. Aftermarket re-build?
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 19, 2021 4:59 am    Post subject: Re: 1967 Motor Number Question Reply with quote
I have been in VWs for a long time and I have never seen a case ground down that much before. It will be impossible for you to get a correct answer on this one, unless you were there. If the motor runs, fine. If not, all you can do is repair. My uneducated guess is the crank is turned .040, it is not a serial number
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 19, 2021 6:15 am    Post subject: Re: 1967 Motor Number Question Reply with quote
Or maybe it is a 40 hp.....lets see a picture of the entire motor..especially the carb....is it a 28 or 28pict-1 Solex
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 19, 2021 6:45 am    Post subject: Re: 1967 Motor Number Question Reply with quote
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 19, 2021 8:19 am    Post subject: Re: 1967 Motor Number Question Reply with quote
Probably the 40th engine that guy built. Smile

This might help with 40hp vs 1500/1600:
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Looks like single port 1500 style intake to me
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 19, 2021 8:56 am    Post subject: Re: 1967 Motor Number Question Reply with quote
67vdubky wrote:
New to VW’s. Bought a 1967 and the motor only has the number 40 stamped on it. Aftermarket re-build?

What you have there is a rebuilt motor. The 4 and the 0 where stamped deeper than the rest of the numbers, that’s why after milling they remain.
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