cooki
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is there any visable difference if you look under the bonnet between the two engines
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Dave A
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no
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Glen
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not realy m8 but some of the 1600s have air con and thay have loads of yellow and green vacum pipes
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Robin
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so do some of the 1400s Glen 
the only difference is the stamp on the block.
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abdus
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where's the satmp on the block? how hard to find it?
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mac1976
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are you going to be changing engines and not telling the insurance company
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Dave A
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quote:
Originally posted by abdus
where's the satmp on the block? how hard to find it?
where the g.box joins, right behind the dipstick rodney
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Robin
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To be fair, it's not even easy to see when you know EXACTLY where to look, is it Dave? 
Vauxhall can't even tell if you tell them your engine number Useless.
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abdus
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i was told there is another stamp on the block next to the exhaust manifold.
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cooki
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quote:
Originally posted by mac1976
are you going to be changing engines and not telling the insurance company
no mate thort hadnt even crosed my mind
but ive got a machanic mate who said he would do an engine swop for me for £100 each way
£100 out
£100 in
i just suply the engine
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Jenko_Sport
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quote:
Originally posted by cooki
quote:
Originally posted by mac1976
are you going to be changing engines and not telling the insurance company
no mate thort hadnt even crosed my mind
but ive got a machanic mate who said he would do an engine swop for me for £100 each way
£100 out
£100 in
i just suply the engine
Very cheap indeed but for that price id be abit wary about it being done properly.
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cooki
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he is a very good mate+machanic+has owned his own garage for the last 5 years.would defo be properly done mate,so gorna have a good think about it
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