Andy Ramm wrote:
>
> My '67 B is equipped with an engine that according to the DPO is a rebuilt
> replacement, not the original. But, it has a very strange engine #. It's
>18G-RWE-H31882.
>
> The 18G part would suggest it's an early 3-main motor.
>
> I've never heard of an R specification, but the WE would suggest vintage
> between late '67 and early '70.
>
> H means high compression, but I have no clue what a 31882 number would
> suggest. Can someone shed some light on this? I'd really appreciate it!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andy
Andy,
I'll draw on Anders Clausager's book and provide the following info.
You said the engine number is 18G-RWE-H31882. You're right - there are
some contadictions with that number. First, the easy one. The R means
that the transmission originally mated with that engine had an
overdrive. The WE indicates that the transmission was a four-synchro
gearbox. Now you know that the engine should be from a 1968 - 1971
model car. But there should be a second letter after the G - either D,
F, G, H, J, or K. (The H, right before the serial number, indicates a
high compression engine as you have stated.)
Further cross-checking, using the engine number of 31882, indicates that
the second letter should only be an H or J.
Assuming that the single letter G is actually correct - which would not
be possible if Clausager's data is accurate - the engine would have a
mechanical tach drive, taken from a gear at the rear of the camshaft.
Does your engine have that feature?
Recommend you look very closely for a second letter following the G. As
mentioned above, it should be either an H or J.
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