Yes it is a the original syncro engine. Here's what it looks like:

http://i.imgbox.com/aceEUDwk.jpeg

After researching it a bit more I'm thinking that this is probably how it's
supposed to look.

On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 7:03 PM, Scott Daniel <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>wrote:

>  do you happen to know if you have a 'real' syncro 2.1 engine ?
> the syncro pulley and seal are slightly different than 2WD 2.1 ...
> like there's an extra lip on the synco pulley ..
> wondering if that's what you are seeing there.
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>  On 7/31/2013 6:44 PM, Mark McCulley wrote:
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> Investigating an oil leak at the rear of my engine (pulley side) I see what appears to be oil seeping from around the outer edge of the seal. And the seal appears to be protruding from the case by 2-3 mm. Anyone seen something like this before?
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> 87 Syncro 2.1l 184k miles
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> Thx,
> Mark
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