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tom16v
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by tom16v » Sun May 05, 2013 9:38 pm
Hi All!
I've been trying to find the engine number on my 2 Sprints ready to apply for heritage certificates and I can't find either of them where the book says they should be on the shelf of the block.
Please can someone enlighten me?
Thanks in advance.
Tom.
1979 Carmine Dolomite Sprint
1974 Saphire Dolomite Sprint (Soon to be tastefully modified)
2005 Mystic blue BMW M3
2004 Mystic Blue 330d
2001 Peugeot 206 Hdi180
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by Jon Tilson » Sun May 05, 2013 9:42 pm
I have yet to see an engine number on a slant 4 block that I have owned....
The only one I remember was on a gold seal lump that's now in Ricky's LCO.
Don't worry is what I'm trying to say...
You should get the heritage bumpf from the chassis plate.
Jonners
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tom16v
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by tom16v » Mon May 06, 2013 8:49 am
OK. Thanks Jonners. I will just send them the Chassis numbers then.
Thanks for your reply.
Tom.
1979 Carmine Dolomite Sprint
1974 Saphire Dolomite Sprint (Soon to be tastefully modified)
2005 Mystic blue BMW M3
2004 Mystic Blue 330d
2001 Peugeot 206 Hdi180
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by xvivalve » Mon May 06, 2013 9:46 am
You could look on the V5c...
DoloWIGHTY
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by DoloWIGHTY » Mon May 06, 2013 9:57 am
This might help?
DoloWIGHTY wrote: Engine number is not where it's officially suppose to be
This might help you find it.
Engine number is here:
Just below the carb springs bracket:
Very faint, probably need to a wire brush, mirror and a inspection lamp - and a third hand.
dursley92
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by dursley92 » Mon May 06, 2013 2:25 pm
Here is the one on my spare engine
Russ Cooper
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by sprint95m » Mon May 06, 2013 4:05 pm
I have only once looked for a slant four engine number.....
it was on the block very close to the cylinder head, just visible when peering into the gap of the inlet manifold (early Sprint),
so quite a different to Russ's photo. In other words, keep looking
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tom16v
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by tom16v » Tue May 07, 2013 11:41 am
Hi All.
Thanks again for the replies.
I havent looked lower down where the pictures are showing it so will look there later.
I am not sure of the originality of my cars, so was hoping to check the numbers against the V5c Alun.
Cheers folks.
Tom.
1979 Carmine Dolomite Sprint
1974 Saphire Dolomite Sprint (Soon to be tastefully modified)
2005 Mystic blue BMW M3
2004 Mystic Blue 330d
2001 Peugeot 206 Hdi180
straylight
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by straylight » Tue May 07, 2013 2:18 pm
Russ looks like he has used the chalk method to show the numbers up. Good idea. My engine numbers (all 3 engines) are in the same spot as Russ's.
stu
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by Mad Mart » Tue May 07, 2013 10:59 pm
I've seen them stamped in two positions...
Sprintless for the first time in 35+ years.
... Still Sprintless.
Engines, Gearboxes, Overdrives etc. rebuilt. PM me.
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