Can anyone tell me how to identify a pinto engine i know what year it is but not what cc it is
Thanks
Barrie

The 2 litre will have 020 cast into the block.

I think the 1.8 will have 018, and the 1.6 016.

I know the 2 litre is correct, perhaps somone can confirm the same pattern applies for the other sizes.

Cheers,
David

Cheers dave any ideas which side its very mucky at the moment

IIRC the size is cast on the block on the exhaust side.

You can tell the age from the engine number, if you get hold of the Burton catalogue it gives the ages from the first 2 letters of the engine number or have a look here
http://www.toyne.demon.co.uk/kit-car/paul.html
Under Documents/engine age tables

regards

Keith
Suffolk

[Edited on 2/11/05 by Schrodinger]

Newer 2L can also have 205 cast on the side, 1.6L have 165 cast on the side assume 1.8L have 185 but not actually seen one of these!

Engine ID codes are stamped on the crankcase bell house mounting on the exhaust side,codes are as listed below.

LC standard 1.6
LS long stroke 1.6
RE 1.8
NE 2.0 carb engine
NR or N4 injection 2.0

I'm trying to find where this info originates but the site i have saved is down at the moment .

It was robin hoods site

http://www.rhocar.org/content.php?article.7

Interesting...I got mine out of Kit Car mag when they were writing about engine choices this month...though knowing them its probably wrong!

Thanks every one .very quick and good response.
we were told we had a 1.8 but now found we have a 1.6
Thanks
Barrie
for info it has 016 cast onto the block

[Edited on 2/11/05 by barrie sharp]

Barrie,
If you're after a 1.8 pinto, I have one sat in my garage.
Yours FOC if you come and collect it (I'm in Plymouth.)
I dunno what mechanical condition its in as it was already installed, but not running, when I bought the Avon part-built. Previous owner, however, insisted it ran well before he took it out of his Sierra.

Andy.

Thanks Andy

Barrie, does the V5 say 1593cc or 1597cc? Both are Pinto's, the 1593cc is the early economy engine, which was basically the 1993cc but as has been said, narrow bores (and pistons!), it is interesting because I think it has a 3.38:1 diff