Humm, TRF Also list part 111870 as the valve spring
collar, doesn't say if dual, but for Spitfire 1 thru 5
Note, our engine number is FM126425UE. Don't know
where this fits. It has single springs, but were gonig
to convert it to double. Oh Well...don't know why
there are several part numbers...
Donald
--- Douglas Braun <doug@dougbraun.com> wrote:
> My MK IV factory parts book shows the following part
> numbers for the lower valve collars:
>
> 105118 for engines up to FH25000E, FL25000E, etc.
> 105118 for engines FK25001UE and future
> 157510 for engines FK25001E and future
>
> I ordered 10 of part 105118 from TRF for about 59
> cents each. My engine (FK26193UE) had
> identical-looking collars. They are stamped sheet
> metal, sort of like a little upside-down
> soup bowl with a big hole in the middle.
>
> The raised portion fits inside the outer spring and
> positions it. The inner spring rests
> upon the raised portion. The inner spring's ID is
> just a bit bigger than the valve guide,
> so the guide positions it. BTW, the parts book
> clearly shows part 105118 being used
> with both single springs (on the older engines) and
> dual springs (on the newer engines).
>
> Feel free to forward this info to TRF.
>
> Also, my 1990 edition TRF catalog shows part 105118
> being used for 1500 engines,
> with single springs. The spring in question is part
> 157229, which is also the outer
> spring for the later MK IV 1300 UE-series engines.
>
> Doug Braun
> '72 Spit
>
>
>
> At 11:28 AM 6/10/2003 -0700, Henry Stike wrote:
> >Just got off the phone with the roadster factory
> and
> >they do not have collars for dual springs, part
> 105118
> >is for single spring setup. They don't have a dual
> >system for sale even though it is listed in cat.
> Man
> >said it was a misprint.
> >
> >In Victoria Brittish cat, they now list the dual
> >spring collar for $4.95. A year ago they did not
> have
> >any. I don't know, but was told you can damage head
> >and camshaft without the propper collar to hold the
> >dual springs. I guess they have a second base
> groove
> >in them to seat the inner valve spring.
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