<VV> Engine identification

[Hugo Miller]

Thanks - I never thought of Clarks - I have the shop manual, & that 
gives the code for the assembly plant & date but nothing else!

On 2019-05-12 12:39, Doug Mackintosh wrote:
> Hugo, I suggest you start with Clarks catalog (online at Clark's
> Corvair Parts - Clark's Corvair - Clarks Corvair Parts [1] if the
> paper is not handy). On page Tech-3 they list engine ID codes and 
> Head
> numbers, which will do a pretty good job identifying displacement and
> HP. Never know what someone in the past might have done internally,
> but that will get you in the ballpark.
>
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> <<Date: Sun, 12 May 2019 08:44:56 -0400
>
> From: Hugo Miller <hugo at aruncoaches.co.uk [2]>
>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org [3]>
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> Subject: <VV> Engine identification
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> Message-ID: <f5e2f89a769f6e97bddd7fe9c483693a at aruncoaches.co.uk [4]>
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> I seem to have accumulated four 1964 Corvair convertibles, two of
> which
>
> are running and road legal, and I have been running these two as
> daily
>
> drivers for a couple of years, but not done any serious work on them
>
> yet.
>
>  I am about to start properly restoring the one with the best
> bodyshell
>
> (it's from Arizona or Nevada & is totally rust-free), but it has the
>
> worst engine. I'm looking to do a 'mix & match' with one of the other
>
>
> cars, i.e. probably swap the entire drive-train over. Or is it easier
> to
>
> just swap the engine?
>
> My question is how can I identify the engine size and type on each
> car
>
> so I can make a comparison? I have three with 2 speed PG and one 4
> speed
>
> manual, and I haven't even decided which transmission option to go
> for
>
> yet.
>
> Any input gratefully received.>>
>
> -- Doug Mackintosh Corsa member since 1996 Corsa/NC member since
> 1996, Virtual Vairs member Corvair owner 1969-1971 and 1996-on
>
> Links:
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> [1] http://www.corvair.com
> [2] mailto:hugo at aruncoaches.co.uk
> [3] mailto:virtualvairs at corvair.org
> [4] mailto:f5e2f89a769f6e97bddd7fe9c483693a at aruncoaches.co.uk