

| Subject: | Re: OT: how to check Bug engine is a 1.3 or 1.6 externally |
| From: | Old Volks Home |
| Date: | Tue, 6 Dec 2005 09:36:29 -0800 |
Andrew - There are a few ways to tell what engine you may have. Intake Ports on the Head: 40HP - Studs are vertical, straight up. 1300-1500-1600 - Studs are at angle (about 15 to 20 degrees) Barrel Heights: 1300-1500-1600 Barrel Height is the same on all three displacements. The only way to know for sure is to pop a head and measure the cylinder inside diameter: 77mm = 1300 83mm = 1500 85.5mm = 1600 Engine codes: This can be a problem, as the codes for "down under" are most likely different. From my Factory Engine Survey: E=1300 (M240 Low Compression)(Non-USA) F=1300 (USA) H=1500 L=1500 (M240 Low Compression)(Non-USA) B=1600 Single Port AB=1300 Dual Port (M240 Low Compression)(Non-USA) AC=1300 Dual Port (Non USA) -- Jim Thompson 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" 73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise" 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug" oldvolkshome@gmail.com http://www.oldvolkshome.com ********************************** Hope this helps. On 12/6/05, Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> wrote: > > Further to the young fella's "new" Split project... > > The engine is a 40hp 1.2 or larger engine. But how do we tell what > capacity it is? > > I know enfine number prefixes are useful, but don't know them myself. > Also need to know what the barrel heights are when fitted, so we can > measure them and see... as a 1.3 could have 1.6 barrels. > -- > Andrew Grebneff
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