 Engine Identification Help - 1.7 or 1.8? |
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| dcecc1968 |
 Apr 30 2013, 06:50 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 251 Joined: 31-December 12 From: Concord, NC Member No.: 15,313 Region Association: South East States  |
I purchased a 914 late last year to work on with my sons and have been working on cleaning up the engine. I was "told" by the PO that the car was a 1974 1.8L. Well the VIN and date code on the door panel indicate a 1974 chassis, but I could never locate the engine code. After some cleaning up, I found the engine code of EA035662. Looking at the engine code chart on the World, this indicates a 1972 or 1973 1.7L. The guy who is doing some welding on my car said he thought the engine was a 1975 or 1976 b/c it looked like it had some emissions stuff on it. I don't know enough about these engines YET to know the difference. I took a few photos, tell me what you think.
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| two-strokejohn |
Apr 30 2013, 08:44 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 81 Joined: 30-March 06 From: Orient, Ohio Member No.: 5,793 Region Association: North East States |
Go to the 914 info tab at the top right of your screen. It shows all EA prefix numbers are 1.7 liter engines. But I now see you have already checked that. That doesn't mean the previous owner didn't swap or modify the engine .
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| Cap'n Krusty |
Apr 30 2013, 09:04 AM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
The oil breather/filler is a '73 1.7 or a '73-74 2.0 The heads are '73 1.7. I'm betting on 1.7 as the answer to your question.
The Cap'n |
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| dlee6204 |
Apr 30 2013, 10:14 AM
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Howdy Group: Members Posts: 2,162 Joined: 30-April 06 From: Burnsville, NC Member No.: 5,956 |
The fan housing is also for later cars with smog stuff and I noticed that you also have later (75-'76) exhaust so I'm assuming you have a 1.7L with a mix of later parts added.
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| euro911 |
Apr 30 2013, 12:00 PM
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Retired & living the dream. God help me if I wake up! Group: Members Posts: 8,849 Joined: 2-December 06 From: So.Cal. & No.AZ (USA) Member No.: 7,300 Region Association: Southern California 
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It's hard to tell on a 40 year old engine, could be original, or could have been rebuilt 'x' times since new.
If you want to know more about what you have, you can pull the heads to measure bore & stroke. |
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| dcecc1968 |
Apr 30 2013, 12:08 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 251 Joined: 31-December 12 From: Concord, NC Member No.: 15,313 Region Association: South East States |
John, Cap'n & Doug,
Thanks for your input. What little I know about the PO, I figured that what I have is a mish-mash of parts from different years, but wanted input from more experienced teeners. Doug, as soon as she is back together, I'll give you a call -Don |
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| Dave_Darling |
Apr 30 2013, 12:52 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,990 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(Cap'n Krusty @ Apr 30 2013, 08:04 AM)  The heads are '73 1.7. What shows us that the heads are 73 1.7 ones? The plugs are obviously not at the right angle for 2.0 heads, but why not 1.8 heads, or earlier 1.7 heads? Just curious... --DD |
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| euro911 |
Apr 30 2013, 12:57 PM
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Retired & living the dream. God help me if I wake up! Group: Members Posts: 8,849 Joined: 2-December 06 From: So.Cal. & No.AZ (USA) Member No.: 7,300 Region Association: Southern California
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Vents?
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| SLITS |
Apr 30 2013, 01:01 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None  |
QUOTE(euro911 @ Apr 30 2013, 11:57 AM) Vents? Yaaaaassszzz! |
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| Cap'n Krusty |
Apr 30 2013, 01:36 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
Yup. Vents. 1.8s didn't have 'em, nor did pre-'73 1.7s.
The Cap'n |
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| dcecc1968 |
Apr 30 2013, 02:38 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 251 Joined: 31-December 12 From: Concord, NC Member No.: 15,313 Region Association: South East States |
The sea of knowledge on the World amazes me. Thanks for your help. So when someone asks me what year my 914 is.... I'm gonna break out the Johnny Cash Cadillac song !
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| nathansnathan |
Apr 30 2013, 04:29 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,052 Joined: 31-May 10 From: Laguna Beach, CA Member No.: 11,782 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Cap'n Krusty @ Apr 30 2013, 12:36 PM) Yup. Vents. 1.8s didn't have 'em, nor did pre-'73 1.7s. The Cap'n 72 EA engines have vented heads, too. |
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