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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