What do the Honda engine numbers mean?
Honda engines numbers look like GX160K1 AR GCAAH-1000001. These numbers are all stamped or located on the engine. The first spot G is for General Purpose Engine, all Honda engines start with this letter. The next spot X denotes the valve or engine style: X means OHV (commercial use), C means OHC (residential use), D means diesel, S means OHC (residential use), V means vertical, H means horizontal The next spot is the engine size 160 (rounded) cm3. The next spot is the engine version K1. These are the only numbers not denoted on the engine and is determined by when and where the engine was made engine serial numbers. The next is spot is the variation AR and is the big determination of which parts to use for your engine. Honda makes many variations of an engine model, depending on what application it is used for and many parts do not interchange. For example, there are over 100 variations of the GX390 egines and over 10 different carburetors used. The last set of numbers is the engine se
