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engine number location

Postby honki3rider » Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:19 pm

just need some help locating the engine number on an NB8B.
tried searching but to no avail.
point me in the right direction please. :mrgreen:
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Postby JBT » Sun Jul 13, 2008 8:49 pm

Rear of block on passenger's side. There is a small flat deck and it's very hard to read the number. You need a bright light.
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Postby honki3rider » Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:28 pm

are the digits indented into the block or do they pop out.?
i found the popping out digits, but it only has 6 dgits as opposed to the rego paper which has 8 digits. :?
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Postby JBT » Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:23 pm

Indented - but very lightly. It is very difficult to read without a very bright light.

This is where it was on the NA8.
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Postby honki3rider » Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:59 pm

will try again when i pick the car up. :mrgreen:
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