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Thread: Engine number 3281590 mag or alum?

  1. 05-22-2012, 07:48 PM #1
    srogebry
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    Engine number 3281590 mag or alum?

    Can anyone tell me if this engine is aluminum or magnesium?
    And what model would this be out of?

    Thanks for the help,
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    From a US delivery 1968 911 L, engine type 901/14... aluminum.
    Russ

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    Great, that's what I thought.
    Thank you!
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  4. 05-23-2012, 07:06 AM #4
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    Alum or Mag case

    Dave Pateman is doing the greatest study of early engines for sequence, material, numbers, (it's a sticky on this Technical Info lead page).

    One of his finds is this:

    location of serial, type & build #s for Aluminum cases (it faces the Back of the car); on Magnesium cases the serial # moves to the Side of the support:
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