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Factory engine recon question

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Would a genuine vw factory recon engine have new heads fitted as standard ? I have a 2 ltr CU air cooled engine with the recon mark stamped in front of the number.
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if it's the late Polish built engines with the week and year and VW recycle symbol on them you should find the initials of the person who built it , or built up the heads, and the date punch marked on the heads (certainly the 5 wbx that came through my hands from were marked like that) and you can work out from the casting date marks on the heads when they were cast

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Depends on whether it was a base engine or complete. Base used more remanufactured parts, complete used more new parts.
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There is just the recon symbol then the engine number on the crankcase, and I couldn't see a date stamp on the air cooled heads like a WBX would have, maybe the cast date stamps were a later thing. The crank measured as new which was a surprise but then this recon engine was supposed to be fitted in about 1985 due to a garage doing a service and forgetting to refill the engine oil ! I went to Germany in 88 and bought the van.
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