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Location: Melbourne
Registered: May 2002
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3s engine number - where?
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Mon, 28 June 2004 22:33
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well i carefully recorded the engine number before fitting the engine into my mr2. now the car is all up & running and ready for engineering, but i can't find the piece of paper with the number on it!!
engine bay is very crampt so i can't see the engine number - anyone know exactly where it is is i can take a tracing etc of it? from memory it was near the distributor end of the motor.......
Ta
T
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Location: Adelaide
Registered: May 2003
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Re: 3s engine number - where?
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Mon, 28 June 2004 22:56
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Pretty sure its on a flat section of block just past the 4th cylinder. Exhaust side naturally.
Similar position to the 4As if i remember correctly.
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Location: Vancouver
Registered: June 2004
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Re: 3s engine number - where?
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Mon, 28 June 2004 23:33
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If you were looking end-on at the distributor end of the motor, the numbers are stamped into the top edge of the block - the 3S is on the left side, and the serial number is on the right side.
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Location: Melbourne
Registered: May 2002
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Re: 3s engine number - where?
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Mon, 28 June 2004 23:54
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ta chris - did you get the tensioner bearing?
rob- thanks
- i'll check it out - as to how i don't know yet.......(space is at a primium in there!!!)
i'm thinking plastacine at this point.....
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Location: Vancouver
Registered: June 2004
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Re: 3s engine number - where?
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Tue, 29 June 2004 00:46
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A piece of white masking tape might work if you rub a pencil across it once it's in there?
rub a cloth with alcohol on that surface so the tape will stick, then stick a piece of thin tape in there, then gently rub the tape with a pencil, then peel the tape off the block? It might work...
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Location: Melbourne
Registered: May 2002
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Re: 3s engine number - where?
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Tue, 29 June 2004 00:53
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i'll give it a try!! - engine no & car weight - the last 2 things to do until i get the dratted thing engineered!!!
T
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I supported Toymods
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Registered: December 2002
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Re: 3s engine number - where?
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Tue, 29 June 2004 01:28
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Yep, back of the block just below the head. Have you tried a mirror and light too? I use a broken piece of wing mirror and break it to suit the job.
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Location: Vancouver
Registered: June 2004
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Re: 3s engine number - where?
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Tue, 29 June 2004 01:44
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what car are you building up? is it a RWD 3S application?
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Location: Adelaide
Registered: May 2003
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Re: 3s engine number - where?
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Tue, 29 June 2004 01:54
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Its RWD just not the usual RWD.
And if you read his post correctly you would find all.
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Toymods Vice President
Location: Sydney
Registered: May 2002
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Re: 3s engine number - where?
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Tue, 29 June 2004 02:03
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I had to ask the same question recently and even though I now know where the engine number is I'll be stuffed if I can see it.
Just for future refference the number is at:
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Location: Vancouver
Registered: June 2004
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Re: 3s engine number - where?
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Tue, 29 June 2004 02:08
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oh yeah... duuuh, there it is right there... MR2!
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Location: Melbourne
Registered: May 2002
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Re: 3s engine number - where?
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Tue, 29 June 2004 04:21
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aw11. aus delivered. with t-bar roof.
josh - thanks for the diagram.
aagghhh!! can't get to it - have to pull 1/2 the car apart tonight to hopefully get it! drat.
odd are as soon as iv'e done it i'll find the carefully secreted bit of paper with hte number on it.
T
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