What capacity is my engine number ??
benjicon - March 3rd, 2011 at 02:08 PM
Hey guys,
I just took the original motor out of my beetle and replaced it with a rebuilt 1300.. (SWEEEET!!!!) a few people have expressed interest in buying the
old motor, but I am not 100% clear what capacity it is.
Is there any way / resource that could help me to find the capacity from the engine number?
Cheers .. Ben.
vw54 - March 3rd, 2011 at 05:26 PM
take a pic and put it up here especially the inlet mainifold
Paulc1964au - March 3rd, 2011 at 05:37 PM
I thought Adam said it was an 1100 cc, have you resolved the battery issue?
Joel - March 3rd, 2011 at 06:49 PM
From memory when that bug was on ebay a while back it had a 36hp in it, probably original too.
68AutoBug - March 3rd, 2011 at 07:21 PM
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Originally
posted by benjicon
Hey guys,
I just took the original motor out of my beetle and replaced it with a rebuilt 1300.. (SWEEEET!!!!) a few people have expressed interest in buying the
old motor, but I am not 100% clear what capacity it is.
Is there any way / resource that could help me to find the capacity from the engine number?
Cheers .. Ben.
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what is the engine number?
and what year is your beetle?
Lee
Menangler - March 3rd, 2011 at 09:08 PM
Ben,
Its a 36hp 1200 or 1192cc
Dave
polak - March 3rd, 2011 at 09:33 PM
i could be wrong, but i thought that all engines that had the really early case with the built in genny stand were 1000 and 1100... bens being the
25hp 1100.... then 1200 through was the already with the bolt on genny stand..... again im not arguing, but just what i thought.
polak - March 3rd, 2011 at 09:55 PM
ok, this has been bugging me (excuse the pun :P) so i looked it up in my vw bible and im wrong..... ur engine number starts with 2 which means its a
55-65 1200 36hp engine. and going by the engine number its extremely likely its the original engine to your car.... sorry for the confusion..... VW
changes soooo much its hard to keep track 
benjicon - March 3rd, 2011 at 10:20 PM
Hey guys, wow, lots of replies 
FYI..
Engine Number:2092567
Chassis number: 1715307
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Originally
posted by vw54
take a pic and put it up here especially the inlet mainifold
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Would love too, Its still at RAW (sorry Adam !!) When I get it I'll take a snap when its back.
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Originally
posted by Paulc1964au
I thought Adam said it was an 1100 cc, have you resolved the battery issue?
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Hey Paul, Yeah Adam threw a spanner in the works,.. HAHA! but I trust his word, thats why I am fishing around trying to clarify it. Battery problem
was me I think, although the fan belt does need a tighten, I think I was flooding the new motor cause I was pumping the throttle before turning her
over (habit from the old engine) ... Since I stopped that.. its fired every time. hehe.
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Originally
posted by Joel
From memory when that bug was on ebay a while back it had a 36hp in it, probably original too.
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Thats what I was told, The numbers I have match up, both from October 57.
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what is the engine number?
and what year is your beetle?
Lee
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Hey Lee..
Engine Number:2092567
Chassis number: 1715307
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Originally
posted by Menangler
Ben,
Its a 36hp 1200 or 1192cc
Dave
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G'Day Dave, Yeah thats what I thought all along, I was basically looking to see if there was a record of engine numbers and their corresponding
capacities.
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Originally
posted by polak
i could be wrong, but i thought that all engines that had the really early case with the built in genny stand were 1000 and 1100... bens being the
25hp 1100.... then 1200 through was the already with the bolt on genny stand..... again im not arguing, but just what i thought.
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Gday Adam, again mate, sorry the motor is still there , I'm organizing transport to move it back to my place.
After speaking to you, I decided to put a shout out to see if anyone knows of a engine / numbers / capacity list. I know of lists matching numbers to
years, but never heard of one matching numbers to capacities.
benjicon - March 3rd, 2011 at 10:21 PM
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Originally
posted by polak
ok, this has been bugging me (excuse the pun :P) so i looked it up in my vw bible and im wrong..... ur engine number starts with 2 which means its a
55-65 1200 36hp engine. and going by the engine number its extremely likely its the original engine to your car.... sorry for the confusion..... VW
changes soooo much its hard to keep track
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HAH!! Thanks man.. That will do for me.
polak - March 3rd, 2011 at 10:51 PM
lol no worries, dude, sorry for the confusion, but the cross overs are always very vague between years... it was really bothering me, coz i have heard
and seen different things so i decided to check it out for myself and yeah.... motor is cool, dont stress, pick it up when ur ready... cheers adam
Phil74Camper - March 4th, 2011 at 08:55 AM
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Originally
posted by polak
i could be wrong, but i thought that all engines that had the really early case with the built in genny stand were 1000 and 1100... bens being the
25hp 1100.... then 1200 through was the already with the bolt on genny stand..... again im not arguing, but just what i thought.
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Nope.
The 1100cc (actually 1131cc) was produced from the earliest post-war VWs, up to 1954. The first fully imported VWs into Australia in early 1954 had
this engine. But it was replaced by the 1200cc (1192cc) 36-hp engine halfway through 1954, when Australian VWs began to be locally assembled. Both
engines have integral generator stands.
1100cc engines have numbers up to 1-379400. Anything later than that is a 1200.
The bolt-on generator stand didn't appear until 1961 with the 40-hp engine - still 1192cc but completely redesigned.
benjicon - March 4th, 2011 at 09:46 AM
Thanks again guys. Mystery solved. I am the proud owner of a "flogged to death" 1200. HAH!
Imac - March 6th, 2011 at 11:57 AM
October 57
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/bugchassisdating.php