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Re: OT Nissan engine question

To: Ronnie Day <rday@hot.rr.com>
Subject: Re: OT Nissan engine question
From: Pat Horne <pjhorne@mail.utexas.edu>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 21:23:05 -0500
Duh!! Yup, I did.

Thanks for catching it!

Peace,
Pat

Ronnie Day wrote:

>>Someone thought that the original poster may have been thinking of a
>>"3L" engine. This fellow just posted a bit more information about what
>>he is wanting to find. Supposedly the intake from this engine is a
>>replacement for a TR6, but with better flow characteristics. That may be
>>the L13 valve!
>>    
>>
>
>Did you leave "valve" out of the next to last sentence?
>
>The L-13/4 cyl. was an obviously smaller version of the L-16 that came in
>the 510 here in the US. The US 510 (and maybe the Canadian models, too) came
>with the head originally designed for the L13, which had 1 1/4 ports and (I
>think) 1.50/1.25 valves. The "good" SSS L-4 heads have 1 1/2 ports and may
>have come with 1.65/1.35 valves. Dave Lum's Datsuns.com site, already
>mention by Daryl, should have all of this info. I have two of these heads
>ready to use if I ever get off of my..., oh never mind. ;>)
>
>In any case different sized valves for the L-motors should be readily
>available.
>
>Ron
>
>  
>
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