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Re: When is a twincm not a twincam

To: WSpohn4@aol.com
Subject: Re: When is a twincm not a twincam
From: neil.cairns@virgin.net
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1998 06:44:04 -0700
WSpohn4@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 02/09/98 5:42:23 PM EST,  simon_matthews@avanticorp.com
> writes:
> 
> << I have and interesting puzzle for you: I have owned two cars which
>  both had 2 cams yet would not be considered twincams. Both were 4 cylinder

> 
> Well. The U-20 (2000) Datsun Sports engine kept the original cam from the
> pushrod engine it was developed from, but had only one (SOHC) operating as a
> cam (no rocker shafts).
> 
A) In that case, the MGA was a THREE-CAM, as it too kept the original
camshaft as a 'jockey-shaft' to drive the oil pump and distributor. I
was told that very early versions even had the lobes ground!!!

Neil.
> 
> Bill

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