Hello!
I searched around on thesamba engine code lists but the AF engine was not
listed.
I have seen another engine with the code AV. Not on thesamba either. It
was said to be a 1600 by the scrap yard guy. Came with single port heads and
was taken off a 66 beetle. The Bug had been grounded for long and the motor was
very very dirty. The guys tore it to a shortblock to inspect and found all
things to be in great shape. The Big end bearings had VW part numbers and
interestingly an elephant embossed on!
Any info on the AV code?? And whats an elephant doing in a VW engine???
On another note, I have discovered a horrible place at the local scrapyard
where they just hack VWs and other classics to death and dispose off ALL the
parts for weighing as scrap. Seen fenders hammered off, glass shattered to bits
and engines hammered to smithereens. In such a sad scenario, what do you guys
think is worth saving??? I figure I can get hold of parts for cheap. What
should I look for to keep as spares???
Above may be a stupid question come to think of it!
There was a series of articles in the now defunct VW Trends which taught a
lot on how to pick up engine parts from a scrapyard. I should dig those out.
Best regards,
Asad
Karachi, Pakistan.
> Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 21:21:26 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL
> PROTECTED]; [email protected]> Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Bus engine ID
> and some questions.> > That's a good question, and having never seen an AF>
> engine in person I'm not able to answer it with> certainty. But the DIN
> horsepower rating is only 1 HP> less than the AE, so I doubt that there's
> anything> significantly different besides the compression> ratio...could be
> the distributor advance curve or carb> jetting was tweaked a little too.>
> Let's not confuse the VW "M" code with the I/M 240> emissions test gaining
> use in the US, so far as I know> the similarity is strictly coincidence.>
> Seems to me that an AF core could be expected to be in> slightly better shape
> than an AE with the same history> due to the lower C.R - potentially it could
> be a> decent foundation, if not quite as desirable as a> later case with
> factory 8mm head studs. > > > asad ishaque wrote:> ...The new owner plans to
> totally!
rebuild the> > engine and use it as a weekend ride. Now when he> > replaces
the sleeve/piston set he would lose the> > dished setup. Would that not result
in a 'non-M-240'> > setup?? Or does the M-240 have more differences??> > > >
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