Mystery engine

[hesaputz]

Any ideas as to what year/type this engine is? I'm thinking its maybe a '75 -77 2.7. When did they start mounting the coil on the fan housing?

[72targa]

I say early E engine...

[hesaputz]

Kinda interesting - it's supposed to be a '69T. The green shroud tells me something is going on. I guess the coil is correct for '69.

[craighardy]

I have a crazy idea that could help solve this mystery. Hire a detective to investigate the numbers on the engine! You're welcome...

[hesaputz]

Well, I tried to get them to post a picture - owner marketer seems to be a bit automotively challenged. That picture was what I got when I asked for the engine #, and described its location.

[craighardy]

Well, you can only guess at this point. Of course the green shroud would have been found on either a 911E or a midyear 2.7. The only other clues I see are the early style alternator pulley (large holes) and early heat. Either someone dropped in a 2.7 and swapped the parts over from the 2.0T engine or you've got a 2.0-2.4 E engine on carbs. I would guess door number two since it would be more straight forward than converting a CIS engine to carbs (wrong cams and CR). But what do I know...

Or maybe the guy just liked the green shroud and it's still the original engine? You should just buy it and find out when it shows up. That's what I would do. Also, never take advice from me.

[jrbennett]

I'm guessing it's a 2.7 converted to carbs.
From what I can see, the shielded ignition wires and oil pressure sending unit next to the fan are on CIS cars. Also looks like it has been updated to pressure fed/Carrera tensioners.

[hesaputz]

Thanks, guys = I was thinking similar thoughts. Guess I'll have to dig deeper.

[Fishcop]

My 68 has the coil on the side console, but my 69 has the coil on the fan housing from factory.