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| posted on August 17th, 2010 at 10:01 AM |
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engine size / year (again)
Ok, done a search and it seems my new engine is a 50 hp 1584cc but damned if I can find anything else, (manufacture year frinstance) also there are a
couple of numbers low down on the side of the case, what do they mean?
Engine number AS242810
Numbers on the side:-
AS41
?5(vw logo) 043.101.101.....Question mark is what it looks like but most probably a 2 or 3
other side :-
29 (vw logo) 043.101.102
Do these numbers represent anything important and can any one supply a site where this info would be available for future reference.
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| posted on August 17th, 2010 at 10:19 AM |
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Well... if it's a 1584cc it's actually 60hp DIN rated... 1500's were 53hp, and 1300's were 50hp.
AS41 is the type of alloy used in the case... the only other option I know of is AS21. Pretty sure the AS21 is slightly harder than AS41... more
magnesium in it I think ??? The later cases were made from AS41.
043.101.101 and 043.101.102 are the part numbers for the case... although the two halves are matched to each other, the start life as two separate
parts (castings).
As to other sites, well type2.com, shoptalkforums.com and thesamba.com are good starting points... oh and of course never understimate the power of
google !!!
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| posted on August 17th, 2010 at 12:35 PM |
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Dave, the 60hp (and 53hp 1500 and 50 hp 1300) were SAE, not DIN. SAE is a higher figure because it doesn't take into account accessories like the
generator and fan. DIN, the lower figure, is more a 'real word' figure. For example, the good old '40 horse' 1200 was 40 bhp SAE, but only 34 hp
DIN.
So yes the 1584cc was 50 bhp DIN (or PS in German-speak, for pferde-starke, 'horse power'), or 60bhp SAE.
The ASnnnnnn was a late 1600 engine used in Superbugs from the beginning of 1974. Earlier Superbugs used an AD engine number. US websites are useful
as a general guide to when engine numbers began and ended, but remember they are for US market VWs. Australian VWs were assembled from German CKD kits
in Melbourne, and may have different numbers and different times than the US sites say.
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| posted on August 17th, 2010 at 12:49 PM |
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http://www.type2.com/library/identifi/boxeng2.htm
Thanks Dave and Phil, this is the place I got what info I have, so Phil your suggesting that the engine is out of a Super?
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| posted on August 17th, 2010 at 01:47 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Phil74Camper
Dave, the 60hp (and 53hp 1500 and 50 hp 1300) were SAE, not DIN. SAE is a higher figure because it doesn't take into account accessories like the
generator and fan. DIN, the lower figure, is more a 'real word' figure. For example, the good old '40 horse' 1200 was 40 bhp SAE, but only 34 hp
DIN.
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Ah, cool - thanks for the correction !!!
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| posted on August 17th, 2010 at 02:19 PM |
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with that engine number its either from a late 75Lbug or an early 76 flat screener, they used the last of the Lbug engines up before production
stopped
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| posted on August 17th, 2010 at 03:15 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Phil74Camper
Dave, the 60hp (and 53hp 1500 and 50 hp 1300) were SAE, not DIN. SAE is a higher figure because it doesn't take into account accessories like the
generator and fan. DIN, the lower figure, is more a 'real word' figure. For example, the good old '40 horse' 1200 was 40 bhp SAE, but only 34 hp
DIN.
So yes the 1584cc was 50 bhp DIN (or PS in German-speak, for pferde-starke, 'horse power'), or 60bhp SAE.
The ASnnnnnn was a late 1600 engine used in Superbugs from the beginning of 1974. Earlier Superbugs used an AD engine number. US websites are useful
as a general guide to when engine numbers began and ended, but remember they are for US market VWs. Australian VWs were assembled from German CKD kits
in Melbourne, and may have different numbers and different times than the US sites say.
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Just wondering on the 1584 cc (1600) SAE HP Phil. With the dual carb version the output is 65 BHP which seems little gain if the Bug engine outputs
60 BHP, presumably with some sort of single carb. I was thinking on the lines of if a single carb 1500 is around the 53 BHP, a single carb 1600
wouldn't have much more grunt in relation to BHP.
DH
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| posted on August 17th, 2010 at 05:26 PM |
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Hiya Donn,
You might be interested in what Garwood (Car of the Century V2) has to say about the "AS" series of engines.
The "AS" engines were first produced in the 1974 model year and were continued through the end of December 1979. These engines were 1584 ccm, dual
ports, producing 50 hp DIN/60 hp SAE. They were made for export to markets other than North America. And they were carbed engines rather than fuel
injection.
Your particular engine (242810) would have come off the production line (assuming production ran at an even rate per month) in late March of 1975
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| posted on August 17th, 2010 at 05:41 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by 1500S
Just wondering on the 1584 cc (1600) SAE HP Phil. With the dual carb version the output is 65 BHP which seems little gain if the Bug engine outputs
60 BHP, presumably with some sort of single carb. I was thinking on the lines of if a single carb 1500 is around the 53 BHP, a single carb 1600
wouldn't have much more grunt in relation to BHP.
DH
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May be all torque Dallas...?? lol
seems the 1300 got good gain but the 1500 not much at all, but 1641 seems to be the ideal engine displacement if You want more HP...?? I wouldn't
think 1641 would make much extra either?? than a 1584cc engine..
My 1600 single port semi auto really goes great...
Really pleased with the way it goes at the moment...
[depending greatly on what fuel is being used??]
I will be adding Pertronix to the dizzy this week, and then a High Energy Ignition later on...
which did make a difference before...
cheers
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| posted on August 18th, 2010 at 07:34 AM |
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Thanks Mike, yes the Australian Superbugs were built from CKD parts shipped in crates from Germany. When Superbug body kits were no longer available
towards the end of 1975, the Australian factory used the old 1300 body shell and torsion bar pan (but with front disk brakes), mixed with the
Superbug's gearbox, rear IRS suspension and 1600 engine, to make the 1976 VW 1600 Beetle. It was really just using up left-over parts before the
factory conveted to assembling Golfs. Production ended in July 1976, so we didn't see any more new Beetles in Australia after that. And yes, all our
Beetles were carb. No fuel injection at all.
Yes Don, the 1600 Beetle engine wasn't much of an increase, power-wise, over the 1300, let alone the 1500. I don't have the torque figures in front
of me, but that might be a slightly different story. The twin-port 1600 was designed to meet US smog regulations - it ran hotter and leaner than
earlier engines, hence the changes to the oil system and cooler - not to put out extra gobs of power. The 1500, and especially the 1300, were really
VW's 'sweet spot' engines.
The Type 3 1600 did put out a bit more power than the Beetle engine - 65 bhp SAE compared with 60 in the Superbug. They had twin carbs or fuel
injection, and from memory I think their compression was slightly higher too - and even the cam profile may have been slightly different. To my
knowledge, the 1966 Type 3 TS fastback was the fastest air-cooled Volkswagen ever sold in Australia.
Lee the 1641 wasn't a factory engine (and certainly not ideal!) It was a standard 1600 with 'slip-in' 87mm big bore cylinders. A little more power
but decreased reliability due to thinner cylinder walls and poor sealing. I'm not even sure you can still buy 87mm piston/cylinder kits.
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| posted on August 25th, 2010 at 11:48 AM |
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I've done the search again on a new number (AD 866821) I'd like to know what you fellas come up with and where did you get your info?
Thanks
Don
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| posted on August 25th, 2010 at 02:56 PM |
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Hiya Donn,
The "AD" series of engines was in production from 1971 through 1973. These were all dual ports developing 60 hp SAE/50 hp DIN. Your specific
engine would have been produced around the middle (probably January or February) of the 1973 production year.
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| posted on August 25th, 2010 at 03:18 PM |
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Thanks Bookwus (what does that mean anyway?) I found simillar but not quite as specific, where do you get your info, I believe there is also a site
for gearbox numbers, years, ratios etc, any clues.
AD 37 Kw 50 Hp 1584 cc 1 08/'70>07'73
AD 37 Kw 50 Hp 1584 cc 2 08/'70>04/'79
also not sure what the "1" and the "2" are after the capacity, at first thought it may have been single or dual port but discounted that fairly
quickly.
Thanks
Don
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