What engine?

[auh]

I pulled the starter motor out of my car since it wasn't always starting and have gotten 2 new ones since. One from Pep Boys and the other from Autozone. Both looked nothing like the one I pulled out.

I took it to a place that is supposed to be one of the best in Chicago for a rebuilt starter motor and he gave me the same kind that Autozone and Pep Boys did. So he looked at it and said it looked more like a starter motor out of a bus.

How do I tell if my car has the original 1.8 in it or if it has been swapped?

Thanks

Adam

[jamcleod]

engine code which is the number on the engine. you can match the engine code to model year and engine displacement. 1.8L should be an EC....... , or at least my 74 is. engine code is on the back of the engine (for a 1.8). you should be able to see it from the passenger side at the rear of the intake air distributor (big black "football" on top of the engine)

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

Note that the parts book that many of the chain stores use (and others) has the wrong part number for the 914 starter. I believe that the correct one is SR-17X. The wrong one has some other numbers in it. (SR-15X?)

--DD