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TQC engine & body numbers



Recently ordered a belt kit from Rod for the (new to me) TQC. He said it 
needed an idler, to which I told him it did not have one. Since the car is 
somewhat disassembled I thought he was probably right. While trying to loosen 
the cam bolt, I put the old belt on to hold the cam, and discovered that the 
belt is long enough for only the water pump. Not an idler pulley. Figured I 
would check the engine number, only to find the block number bar is blank. I 
cleaned it with every solvent I own and wire brushed it with intense light at 
all directions, and its _blank_(I know they're faint, but it is blank!). The 
chassis number is also confusing in that it shows an engine code (numbers 7 & 
8) of 85 which doesn't fit the normal numbering nomenclature. The VIN is:
				WAUDC0853DA900610
The "D" indicates a 4k 4 dr wagon, and the "85" engine designation isn't on 
the chart I downloaded from Euroselect. Anyone have an idea what I've got 
here? Peter ,(PO) said the car was Canadian in origin, and has no sunroof, if 
that makes a difference. I'm not overly concerned about a number matching 
collector or anything. I only want a fun daily driver. I would however like 
to know for reasons of parts and specs what I'm dealing with.

Dennis Graber
91,100
85 CGT
83 TQC??