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Engine # Matches Car, How can I tell the engine came with the car |
xperu |
Feb 20 2010, 12:05 PM
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TEXAS Group: Members Posts: 597 Joined: 13-June 06 From: League City Texas Member No.: 6,213 Region Association: None |
Just courious, how can I tell if the engine in my car, came with the car when built. The VIN# 7472901421 and the engine block # is EB002449=1.7. My car was built 08/73, but the 74 came with either a 1.8 or a 2.0. Mike
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dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Feb 20 2010, 12:14 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,866 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
Just courious, how can I tell if the engine in my car, came with the car when built. The VIN# 7472901421 and the engine block # is EB002449=1.7. My car was built 08/73, but the 74 came with either a 1.8 or a 2.0. Mike 4742901421 !! look above the relay board drivers side inner fender well in the engine compartment at the sticker. That will tell you if it was originally a 1.8 or a 2.0 Obviously the eb is a 1.8 and about the correct sequence for a 8/73 build date |
xperu |
Feb 20 2010, 12:21 PM
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TEXAS Group: Members Posts: 597 Joined: 13-June 06 From: League City Texas Member No.: 6,213 Region Association: None |
Just courious, how can I tell if the engine in my car, came with the car when built. The VIN# 7472901421 and the engine block # is EB002449=1.7. My car was built 08/73, but the 74 came with either a 1.8 or a 2.0. Mike 4742901421 !! look above the relay board drivers side inner fender well in the engine compartment at the sticker. That will tell you if it was originally a 1.8 or a 2.0 Obviously the eb is a 1.8 and about the correct sequence for a 8/73 build date OK George, and George "thanks" for all the tech help you have given me me over the years. Mike |
type47 |
Feb 20 2010, 12:43 PM
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Viermeister Group: Members Posts: 4,254 Joined: 7-August 03 From: Vienna, VA Member No.: 994 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Obviously the eb is a 1.8 and about the correct sequence for a 8/73 build date I thought EC was a 1.8... Interesting build date could either be the last 73 or the first 74 depending on the end of the vacation break. Are your gauges with or without the center "dot"/button? |
Drums66 |
Feb 20 2010, 01:22 PM
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914 Rudiments Group: Members Posts: 5,321 Joined: 15-January 03 From: Coronado,Cali Member No.: 151 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Obviously the eb is a 1.8 and about the correct sequence for a 8/73 build date I thought EC was a 1.8... Interesting build date could either be the last 73 or the first 74 depending on the end of the vacation break. Are your gauges with or without the center "dot"/button? .....It is as well(EC-1.8) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
xperu |
Feb 20 2010, 01:48 PM
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TEXAS Group: Members Posts: 597 Joined: 13-June 06 From: League City Texas Member No.: 6,213 Region Association: None |
Obviously the eb is a 1.8 and about the correct sequence for a 8/73 build date I thought EC was a 1.8... Interesting build date could either be the last 73 or the first 74 depending on the end of the vacation break. Are your gauges with or without the center "dot"/button? Silver dot center on gauge needles. The sticker George mentioned were not there, must have been removed when sandblasted because I do remember paper stickers being there before. Mike |
detoxcowboy |
Feb 20 2010, 02:00 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,294 Joined: 30-January 08 Member No.: 8,642 Region Association: Africa |
some early 74's had silver button gauge ans some did not.. my 74 2.0.. ninth made at least by sequantial engine #''s, did not have silver button, but did have the early temp.. so whooo whoo whoow hoo heee, being as your car is a 1.8 and is still a 1.8 your probably good, I think there is a registry available to check or something but cost some $$$ to get an official letter, I would justy go with it as original in your head until your selling at a concourse level and the paper work gets you more $$ you have a nice car appears un-molested, mine was same way and afterg getting into it I realized unmolested is like ingnored but that also shows you that everything is probably orginal.. just enough work to keep it running unitl some fool me or you dumops the money into it to restore and relaibly drive it w/ confidence, thats my 2 cents on verifying #'s..
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dr914@autoatlanta.com |
Feb 20 2010, 02:11 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,866 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None |
Obviously the eb is a 1.8 and about the correct sequence for a 8/73 build date I thought EC was a 1.8... Interesting build date could either be the last 73 or the first 74 depending on the end of the vacation break. Are your gauges with or without the center "dot"/button? EB 74 1.8 EC 75 1.8 another way to tell is to look at the rear right of the engine compartment between the two bolts for the right rear top holder and the center engine lid catch, and see if there is a stud sticking forward to hang the charcoal cannister. If so, it was a 1.8 originally.....EASY! We are neglecting poor Pat's originality and history! (although I think that they should be combined!) |
ME733 |
Feb 20 2010, 03:10 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 842 Joined: 25-June 08 From: Atlanta Ga. Member No.: 9,209 Region Association: South East States |
Obviously the eb is a 1.8 and about the correct sequence for a 8/73 build date I thought EC was a 1.8... Interesting build date could either be the last 73 or the first 74 depending on the end of the vacation break. Are your gauges with or without the center "dot"/button? EB 74 1.8 EC 75 1.8 another way to tell is to look at the rear right of the engine compartment between the two bolts for the right rear top holder and the center engine lid catch, and see if there is a stud sticking forward to hang the charcoal cannister. If so, it was a 1.8 originally.....EASY! We are neglecting poor Pat's originality and history! (although I think that they should be combined!) ...................GOOD GRIEF!!!!......this is the stuff I was hoping to get a thread started in originality section....with photos....I vote that george should start it ....George, after 35 years It,s EASY for you !!!and science fiction to most everyone else!!!......P.S. thanks...M.M. |
TheCabinetmaker |
Feb 20 2010, 04:08 PM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,300 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
some early 74's had silver button gauge ans some did not.. my 74 2.0.. ninth made at least by sequantial engine #''s, did not have silver button, but did have the early temp.. so whooo whoo whoow hoo heee, being as your car is a 1.8 and is still a 1.8 your probably good, I think there is a registry available to check or something but cost some $$$ to get an official letter, I would justy go with it as original in your head until your selling at a concourse level and the paper work gets you more $$ you have a nice car appears un-molested, mine was same way and afterg getting into it I realized unmolested is like ingnored but that also shows you that everything is probably orginal.. just enough work to keep it running unitl some fool me or you dumops the money into it to restore and relaibly drive it w/ confidence, thats my 2 cents on verifying #'s.. That is the longest sentence I have ever read. Whew! I'm worn out. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drunk.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) |
type47 |
Feb 20 2010, 04:08 PM
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Viermeister Group: Members Posts: 4,254 Joined: 7-August 03 From: Vienna, VA Member No.: 994 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
The reason I asked is that I have an EC engine in my '74 and it is the factory engine.
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Dave_Darling |
Feb 20 2010, 11:52 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,986 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
I thought the EB motors were the low-compression CA-only 73 1.7?
The only way I know of to verify that a given engine came with a given car is to get a Certificate of Authenticity for your car from Porsche.... And get lucky. Often they do not include engine or transmission numbers, and sometimes the information they do have is wrong. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) But it's still about the only real way to know. --DD |
xperu |
Feb 21 2010, 12:30 PM
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TEXAS Group: Members Posts: 597 Joined: 13-June 06 From: League City Texas Member No.: 6,213 Region Association: None |
Obviously the eb is a 1.8 and about the correct sequence for a 8/73 build date I thought EC was a 1.8... Interesting build date could either be the last 73 or the first 74 depending on the end of the vacation break. Are your gauges with or without the center "dot"/button? EB 74 1.8 EC 75 1.8 another way to tell is to look at the rear right of the engine compartment between the two bolts for the right rear top holder and the center engine lid catch, and see if there is a stud sticking forward to hang the charcoal cannister. If so, it was a 1.8 originally.....EASY! We are neglecting poor Pat's originality and history! (although I think that they should be combined!) Well I checked as you suggested George, but no studs; it was a California car I brought to Texas. I have sense had the engine built out to a 2.0, but after looking through the specs posted on this forum things didn't match up. If I was to sell my car "which I'm not" I want to represent the car as it really was/is, the car seemed to me completely original. The plate frame says OTTOs Porsche Venice CA., so maybe they still have records from the VIN#. Mike |
davep |
Feb 21 2010, 03:12 PM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,144 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada |
No EB engines were used in the 914. So, not original.
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