Motor I.D.

I have an Bug engine in a track machine . Limited access to check unless I pull it . I need to order new points , plugs , condenser . I am looking for a site to help track down what year it is . On one intake runner is this number

113 129 701AG I have tried the dealer who can not or will not help Got a generic manual I am looking on line but endless hits to sift through and nothing helpful yet . So can anyone point me in the right direction ? Thanks Ken Cutt
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Ken Cutt
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Forget the motor ID; it is meaningless for this.

On the distributor, find the P/N stamped in the side. Then, go here:

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the part #'s you need.

For future ref, the engine ID is stamped just below the generator stand.

Speedy Jim

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Dear Ken,

The numbers you've cited are the part number for that particular casting. It has nothing to do with the provenance of the engine. Indeed, even if you knew the engine's serial number there is no guarantee it is still using its original distributor. (Or original manifold casting :-)

Best bet is to pull the distributor, read the numbers off the body and use those. VW used about 125 different distributors but the odds are you have something for which replacement parts are commonly available.

A very practical alternative is to consider doing away with the points & condenser by installing a solid-state points replacement module (ie, Pertex or Compu-Fire). You will still need to identify & periodically replace the cap & rotor but will have elminated the need to replace/adjust the points.

-Bob Hoover

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Bob Hoover

not only that, but i *believe* i read on another forum that this was a "non-original" engine.....not sure, but there aren't that many vw powered track machines out there, so i figure this Ken is the same Ken...

------------------- Chris Perdue "I'm ever so thankful for the Internet; it has allowed me to keep a finger in the pie and to make some small contribution to those younger who will carry the air-cooled legend forward" Jim Mais Feb. 2004

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For some reason my posts here don't show up on my news reader . Just this newsgroup so not sure whats going on . This is the second time I posted here . When it failed again I went looking on google and saw someone had responded . Thanks to those who have ;-) . When at a parts store the first thing they ask is " what year " . I will pull the distributer , points and condenser next time and take it all along . Then while there ask about a conversion set up . This track machine is a home made unit . I used to use this to carry a water tank up in the mountains of B.C., while I was a forestry contractor . It has sat now for a few years . I just wanted to get in out again as a toy more or less . It is amazing where it will go , ;-) . In fact I can load about a cord of fire wood on it . Thanks again Ken Cutt

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Ken Cutt

Thanks great page . Just what I need . Ken Cutt

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Ken Cutt

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