I have an engine at home with an engine number I cant identify- can anyone shed some light?
its an upright dual port. generator not alt. and was removed from a 1965 beetle.
the numbers under the gen stand are: 5025538
they are not stamped evenly and are smaller in size to other #'s on motors i have. Also there has not been any grinding or sanding of the block so I guess they are the original numbers as such.
Mad Manx ·
P.S. there are no letters before the numbers.
MikeM ·
It might be a type 3 engine, in which case the real number will be under the fan shroud next the oil cooler outlet.
A previous owner may have copied only part of the number to the Type 1 location under the generator stand. Or thought it didn't have one so made one up :o
Best of luck
Purple Martin ·
I think I remember hearing somewhere that if you build your own new engine from scratch you get allocated a number by the relevant road authority. Maybe that's what happened with your engine.
baybuscamperkid ·
according to the book infornt of me the only engines that came with a 5 at the front were the 1961 1200s
70AutoStik ·
Yes, had a number allocated by the relevant authority and stamped on by the mechanic when I had a rebuild with a new case. And a 1600 DP is certainly not the original engine for your car
Easy enough to check, does it match the number on the rego papers?
Mad Manx ·
yeah the same numbers are on the rego papers- the previous owner told me it was a 1775cc but nothing more. I was just curious as to what case it was originally and a little worried that I may have probs when it comes time to re-register it again.... but I guess if the numbers are on the old rego slips then it must be ligit😀
Desert Bug ·
Looks like it may be a Type 3 1600 converted to upright fan to suit the Beetle and stamped with the 1200 engine number of the previous motor to save a visit to the Rego Branch.