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> Engine Number - I'm Stumped, 2.0 liter with a 1.7 liter code
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post Jul 7 2021, 11:30 AM
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All the cases are basically the same. Jake Raby says he likes early cases because they have a better alloy composition and weren’t stressed like later cases with emissions (at least that’s what I remember)
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post Jul 7 2021, 11:36 AM
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Yeah the 1.7L cases were a bit more sturdy and usually not punished as much at the 2.0 cases and bus cases.

I would imagine that most 914s that are still on the road don't have the original engine. I know mine doesn't.

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post Jul 7 2021, 11:53 AM
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QUOTE(VaccaRabite @ Jul 7 2021, 01:36 PM) *

Yeah the 1.7L cases were a bit more sturdy and usually not punished as much at the 2.0 cases and bus cases.

I would imagine that most 914s that are still on the road don't have the original engine. I know mine doesn't.

Zach

Enrique told me his dad had a business that would pull your 914 engine and put in a rebuilt one in a day. It’s more just recently that numbers matching, date code matching, has become a thing. I think it’s boring but to each his own.
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post Jul 7 2021, 12:08 PM
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I had a case laying around that had no number on the case but did have a VW logo with arrows circling around it. Factory reconditioned case. I built it as a 2956 and it is my 912E now . BTW the original engine in the 912E has no serial number on the case ,it is on the fan shroud
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post Jul 7 2021, 12:58 PM
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QUOTE(mepstein @ Jul 7 2021, 12:30 PM) *

All the cases are basically the same. Jake Raby says he likes early cases because they have a better alloy composition and weren’t stressed like later cases with emissions (at least that’s what I remember)
QUOTE(VaccaRabite @ Jul 7 2021, 12:36 PM) *

Yeah the 1.7L cases were a bit more sturdy and usually not punished as much at the 2.0 cases and bus cases.

I would imagine that most 914s that are still on the road don't have the original engine. I know mine doesn't.

Zach
QUOTE(mepstein @ Jul 7 2021, 12:53 PM) *

QUOTE(VaccaRabite @ Jul 7 2021, 01:36 PM) *

Yeah the 1.7L cases were a bit more sturdy and usually not punished as much at the 2.0 cases and bus cases.

I would imagine that most 914s that are still on the road don't have the original engine. I know mine doesn't.

Zach

Enrique told me his dad had a business that would pull your 914 engine and put in a rebuilt one in a day. It’s more just recently that numbers matching, date code matching, has become a thing. I think it’s boring but to each his own.
QUOTE(Al Meredith @ Jul 7 2021, 01:08 PM) *

I had a case laying around that had no number on the case but did have a VW logo with arrows circling around it. Factory reconditioned case. I built it as a 2956 and it is my 912E now . BTW the original engine in the 912E has no serial number on the case ,it is on the fan shroud


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Note that a number of the VW 1.7 applications did have their engine serial number stamped in the "2.0" location. At the very least, the 412 did have its code stamped there.

For example, see here:
https://www.type4.org/technology/finding_numbers.html

So, yeah--someone used a VW Type IV crankcase to build your 914 Type IV motor. As long as it has the filler and dipstick on the top of the motor, and not sticking out the front (914 front!) it's all good. Just not numbers-matching.

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Soooooo...did we ever see some photos of the outside?

Is it resolved?
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QUOTE(GregAmy @ Jul 19 2021, 09:04 PM) *

Soooooo...did we ever see some photos of the outside?

Is it resolved?



Thanks for asking - yes, I found receipts for a new set of 2.0 liter cylinders and pistons. Plus, a receipt for rehab of the original 2.0 heads. Apparently the prior owner decided to use a different case for strength when he rebuilt the engine. The speedometer is 150 mph also, further indicating the car was originally a 2.0 liter car.

Attached is from The Great Car Show in downtown KC yesterday.




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All cars 73 and after had 150mph speedos.
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