engine number
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Engine number may refer to an identification number marked on the engine of a vehicle or, in the case of locomotives, to the road number of the locomotive. The engine number is separate from the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).
Automobiles
Every vehicle engine is marked with an engine number by the factory.{{cite book |title = Small Diesel Engine Service Manual, Edition 3 |publisher = Intertec Publishing Corporation, Primedia Business Directories & Books, Intertec Publishing |page = 113 |author = Clymer Repair Manuals |year = 1991 |isbn = 978-0-87288-448-9 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=wwamacicZjoC&q=%22engine+number%22&pg=PA113}}{{cite book |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=PuhW4TC-U00C&q=engine+number+guide&pg=PA11 |page = 11 |title = Aircooled VW Engine Interchange Manual: The User's Guide to Original and Aftermarket Parts... |author = Seume, Keich |publisher = MotorBooks/MBI Publishing Company |year = 1996 |isbn = 978-0-7603-0314-6}} The engine number includes coded information, which can be decoded to reveal, for example, year of manufacture, country of manufacture, and engine type.{{cite web |url = http://www.perkins.com/cda/files/287332/7/Engine%2520Number%2520Guide%2520(PP827%2520Jan09).pdf |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090306150159/http://www.perkins.com/cda/files/287332/7/Engine%20Number%20Guide%20(PP827%20Jan09).pdf |url-status = dead |archive-date = March 6, 2009 |publisher = Perkins Engines Company Limited |year = 2009 |title = Engine Number Guide}}
Trains
The term is also used in train terminology.{{cite book |title = Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen's magazine, Volume 60 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=vPTNAAAAMAAJ&q=%22engine+number%22+train |pages = 428, 435 |year = 1916 |access-date = 2009-09-11}} In this instance, it refers to the road number assigned to motive power by the operator, as opposed to a constructor's or builder's number (equivalent to a vehicle VIN number).
See also
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