engine size - Automotive Forums .com Car Chat

Search | Car Forums | Gallery | Articles | Helper | AF 350Z | IgorSushko.com | Corporate

Please Register or Login to access:

DriverSide Home | Service & Repair | Car Prices | Parts & Accessories | Reviews & Advice | My Garage

		Automotive Forums .com Car Chat > Volkswagen > Beetle - Air Cooled > Type 1
engine size

Mark Forums Read

Reply

Show Printable Version

Show Printable Version |

Email this Page

Email this Page | Subscription

Subscription

Subscribe to this Thread

02-10-2006, 05:17 PM	#1
skooge AF Newbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Summerville, Oregon Posts: 14	engine size How do I tell what size bug engine I have? It is setting in our shed in peices.

Old

02-13-2006, 10:09 PM

#2

TEAM SHIZA

AF Newbie

Join Date: Feb 2006

Location: antioch, California

Posts: 22

TEAM SHIZA Normal reputation

Send a message via MSN to TEAM SHIZA

Send a message via Yahoo to TEAM SHIZA

Re: engine size

Quote:

Originally Posted by skooge

How do I tell what size bug engine I have? It is setting in our shed in peices.

there are sume numbers on ur block it normally starts with letters u give me the letters i look it up in my book and tell you..

Kenny

TEAM SHIZA is offline

Reply With Quote

02-13-2006, 10:25 PM	#3
Rick's69 AF Regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sun Valley, California Posts: 127	Re: engine size mine is AH 146983

02-13-2006, 10:30 PM	#4
TEAM SHIZA AF Newbie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: antioch, California Posts: 22	Re: engine size its a 1972 though 1974 1600cc cali. only motor..

02-13-2006, 10:44 PM	#5
Rick's69 AF Regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sun Valley, California Posts: 127	Re: engine size what do u mean cali only motor?

02-13-2006, 10:55 PM	#6
TEAM SHIZA AF Newbie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: antioch, California Posts: 22	Re: engine size i think its only allowed in calif. only no other states im pretty sure thats what that means..

02-13-2006, 11:08 PM	#7
Rick's69 AF Regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sun Valley, California Posts: 127	Re: engine size o well i do live in cali so i guess it makes sense. what book are u using to look up the engine sizes?

02-13-2006, 11:13 PM	#8
TEAM SHIZA AF Newbie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: antioch, California Posts: 22	Re: engine size chiltons

02-14-2006, 04:54 PM	#9
BoatCop AF Regular Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Parker, Arizona Posts: 313	Re: engine size The California motor means that it was made to meet California's more stringent smog laws in effect back then. Even then the engine code is no sure way to tell engine size, since it may have been rebuilt to a larger displacement, sometime in its life. The only true way to tell is to measure the piston or cylinder. 85.5mm = 1600 87mm=1641 90.5mm=1776 __________________ Alan BoatCop

Reply

POST REPLY TO THIS THREAD

Bookmarks

Go Back

> Volkswagen > Beetle - Air Cooled > Type 1

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Forum Rules

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:28 PM.