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posted on February 3rd, 2025 at 08:35 PM
Engine no.
What year and size is this out of T1?
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posted on February 4th, 2025 at 07:49 AM
From the Samba website:-
VW Engine Letter Codes
Also see the VIN Numbers section above for a month-by-month breakdown of pre-1968 vehicles.
In the tables below "Code" refers to the first 1 or 2 digits of the engine number.
Corrections or additions welcome.
Please also see the Engine code letters VW booklet
Type 1
Code Year Engine/Notes
1- Pre-Jan., 1956 25hp/36hp
1- prefix indicates Type 1 and is not part of the sequential engine number.
2, 3, 4 1955-65 1200cc 30bhp DIN, 36HP SAE (�A� series engine)
5, 6, 7, 8, 9 1961-65 1200cc 34bhp DIN, 40HP SAE (�VW D� added below serial after 9247364)
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posted on February 5th, 2025 at 05:53 PM
What is stamped further down behind the pulley?
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I was trying to track down what the motor I had.
Turned out it was a VW replacement motor.
You can just make out a number stamped on the side
Yours could be the same
