Engine Specification
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Newbie
1.6 or 1.8?
I have a cab from 1988 without the clipper kit which is registered as a 1.6 with 53 kw. I was a bit unsure of this so I checked the engine code on the sticker in the trunk and on the engine. The code is RE which is an 1.6 as I understand it.
But, at the bottom of the engine block there is a big 1.8 engraved. And the top water hose comes of the head to the right between plug 3 and 4, which is a specification from the 1.8 according to a website.
I also have a 4+E gearbox with the code 4T.
Can anyone help me with this? I'm a bit confused.
Best regards, David
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Old Timer
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Local Hero
If it's a UK spec car it should be an EX code 1.8, 90bhp. The number is stamped on the block, sort of behind the dizzy cap.
1983 Mars Red 1.8 Golf GTI
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
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1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
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Local Hero
1983 Mars Red 1.8 Golf GTI
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
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Newbie
I may have been a bit unclear in the text above, but I have checked the code on the engine block already and its RE.
I haven't found any information of a cab with a 1.6 RE engine and 5 speed gearbox (4+E), and that's why I'm a bit confused. Almost seems like it's an engine from the mk2, as sporttrucker mentions. But as the sticker in the boot says RE engine and 4T gearbox, it's original.
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Local Hero
The basic unit apart from perhaps engine mounts would be exactly the same as what was fitted into MK2 and would have come off the same production line(?)
1983 Mars Red 1.8 Golf GTI
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
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