Engine rebuilt Project

[reneMT]

Hello all, first let me introduce my self, I a mechanical engineer, my interest in the VW began with mi first real job, working in the purchasing department in Puebla's VW plant.

And after a little more than 15 years I finally got in, I just purchased one 1600 engine, that has seen better days, my plan is to us it as a learning tool for the future purchase of a complete beetle



The marking on the case are:

MEXICO AS 41
3 M VW 043 101 102 A

MEXICO AS 41
2 M VW 043 101 101 A

As you can see in the pics the tear down has began.



What should I look for?

Thanks all for your help

[reneMT]

You can see more pics in:

VW the Begining

Also I ordered some books to help on this endeavor,

How to Rebuild Your Volkswagen air-Cooled Engine (All models, 1961 and up) Tom Wilson

Volkswagen Air-Cooled, 1970-81 (Chilton's Total Car Care Repair Manuals) Chilton

How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive 19 Ed: A Manual of Step-by-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot
John Muir, et al

[mochabill]

 #banghead link doesn't work.

[reneMT]

Fixed it can you try it again please.

#banghead link doesn't work.

[kvbug (karen)]

Still not working...  says "Sorry, page not found"

[reneMT]

Hope it works now.

[Evil-Tunes (Glen)]

The link Works now.... clap2-*

Nice engine  &^beer& It looks Very Clean. 2@@cool

Are there any numbers under the generator stand ?
That is where the Engine codes are.

The numbers on the side of the blocks.. MEXICO AS 41
2 M VW 043 101 101 A

AS41 means the  cases are made of Magnesium with 4% aluminum and 1% silicone.

I have one with no numbers bawlin)0 all that means is it was a aftermarket one.


Cheers
  Glen

[reneMT]

Thanks, no there aren't numbers under the generator on the engine case.

Is there a way to know when was it build?

[Evil-Tunes (Glen)]

This is the best that I found for those numbers.

There are two major numbers on a Volkswagen engine. The first is the engine serial, which is stamped on the boss for the generator stand. It will read something like "AE 4225147." (The most important part of that is the letter or letters at the beginning of the serial number. There's a breakout of these letter groups in John Muir's "How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive"--and he also lists the timing for each engine series.)
The other, which you found, is the part number. 043 101 101a is a dual-port 1600cc engine--which dates from 1970 until end of production.

Also, year of production really doesn't matter on a Type 1 engine since once VW designed an engine, they didn't change the way it was made.

Also check to see what size studs for the cylinders 8mm or 10mm.  8mm being the better case.  &^beer&

Cheers
Glen

[Bob(Herbie)]

Also you can get much technical information on the Samba.com technical page http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/
Welcome to world of Vdubs and good luck.
Bob

[lovebus (jack)]

Hay Stanley, how did your engine turn out?

[reneMT]

Hay Stanley, how did your engine turn out?

It is still on parts, I am buying piston rings and more parts, but I am taking to much time.