Engine...what have I got, newbie here with I hope a simple question Options

[seanpaulmc]

So, I've had this "affliction" for a while and I've succumbed. Bought myself a '73 2.0 supposedly. I'm looking the car over trying to get familiar with whatever it is in my driveway now and where to start on the repairs. I could use some help from the experts here.

I'm trying to figure out what the engine is but I cannot find any part number stampings, only what I believe to be case matching numbers. And, I haven't been underneath the car yet, still trying to work that one out. Here are some pictures of the engine bay. It has Webers but note the dipstick is short - seems the tube is reduced down to the case level.



















Thanks for your help.

[seanpaulmc]

Thanks for the replies everyone. I've only driven the car to move it and take it to go get titled. However, who knows how much it was driven by PO getting it ready to sell and by others kicking the tires when it was up for sale. All that said, is it safe to drive without the cooling vane assembly?

I guess this is all part of the "fun" in the restoration process...finding out what's missing, broken, unusable and so forth. What's it gonna cost? Where can I get it? And, does the engine need to be dropped to add it and fix the tins since they were also pointed out to be out of sorts?