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> W0097671..., Bus or 914 Engine Block Serial #?
BMartin914
post Jul 13 2006, 09:54 PM
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Just looked at a car here tonight for a potential new member and the owner is clueless about the engine - the whole car really, but that is beside the point.

The serial # stamped on the lower right corner of the block (on top, at a 45 degree angle) is W0097671.

All the owner can say is that it is a 1.8 - or so he was told. So is it a bus engine, or a 1.8L 914 engine?
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post Jul 13 2006, 10:22 PM
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Ben,
according to this site, it looks like it is a 1700 cc Type 4

Bus or Porsche, i am not sure (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

http://type2.com/bartnik/enginecodes.htm

does your case have a W code on it?
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post Jul 13 2006, 11:36 PM
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This is interesting:

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1.7L serial numbers always begin with the letter W, followed by a number corresponding to the year of the car. For example, a 1972 1.7L engine's serial number would start with the sequence W2.


From Pelican's "How to Buy a 914" Article

So it appears to be a 1.7 from 1970...

This indicates that the bus cases have the # stamped behind the oil filler (which is like mine - a Gx case).
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post Jul 13 2006, 11:46 PM
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QUOTE(BMartin914 @ Jul 13 2006, 11:36 PM) *

This is interesting:

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1.7L serial numbers always begin with the letter W, followed by a number corresponding to the year of the car. For example, a 1972 1.7L engine's serial number would start with the sequence W2.


From Pelican's "How to Buy a 914" Article

So it appears to be a 1.7 from 1970...

This indicates that the bus cases have the # stamped behind the oil filler (which is like mine - a Gx case).



and what year was the chassis...
wasn't it a 1970 that you looked at?
so it stands to reason that its the original case that came in the car
perhaps a PO rebuilt it with bigger pistons.... and perhaps not.

any signs on the motor that its ever been rebuilt?
like blue or red gasket sealer, or any telltale signs?

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