Is this the location of the 1.7 engine number? Options

[doug_b_928]

Based on the information I've read, my engine number should be here:





Is the number located under the tin? Based on my limited knowledge, everything looks correct for a 1.7. Here are some more pics of the whole engine.

[Dave_Darling]

I see some arrows in a circle to the left of the engine number stamping. I think that means factory rebuilt. The Cap'n would know better than I, though. And the unevenness of the numbers (especially those 4s!) concerns me.

The cut-off bit is just a vacuum hose that is plugged.

The manifold appears to be from the D-jet 1.7 liter, not from the L-jet 1.8 liter. (OK, the stand for the air cleaner and the rubber boot from the throttle body to the air cleaner are what I was actually looking at.)

The boss shown in the one photo is where a Bus would have had the oil filler funnel (and dipstick) going into the case. It is not machined, so it isn't a Bus motor. There was at least one VW Type IV that had the oil filler on top like the 914 does, though.

There are only two ways to verify the actual displacement of the motor that I know of. One is to pop off the heads and measure the bore and the stroke. The other is to "pump" the motor, measuring the amount of air that comes out of the exhaust with each revolution. The latter is less accurate, but does not involve disassembling any part of the motor.

--DD