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Easy Engine Question
phantom - February 23rd, 2005 at 08:45 PM

What size engine is a 36hp? Is it a 1200, 1300, etc?

I have been looking around at engines on the forum to put into my '60 bug, as the current one is siezed. Instead of buying a full engine with all the bits (gen, dist, carby, etc), I could just buy the bare block and use all the bits on my current engine, correct? Of course, a bit of a clean for it all along the way, but the idea is there?

Advice?


68AutoBug - February 23rd, 2005 at 08:52 PM

the 36 hp & 40 hp engines were both 1200cc or 72.74 cubic inches... [US terminology]

1192cc I believe from memory...

all My books say cubic inches or 1200cc....

Lee


vwtyp2 - February 23rd, 2005 at 09:21 PM

yeah, I beleive 1192cc


pod - February 23rd, 2005 at 10:24 PM

toss the 1200 and go for a 1300, change the tinware and its easier to get parts for a 1300 :)


hellbugged - February 23rd, 2005 at 10:27 PM

do a search for member "lowrider" or "36 horse reco" he has bottom end for sale on page 2 or 3


phantom - February 23rd, 2005 at 11:09 PM

Pod - yes I had arranged for a 1300 through here but lost it later.

Dumone - yes was looking at that one, hence these questions.

Will see how I go, comes down to $$ of course. Thanks all.