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Re: Quiller Spitfires

To: Davies William-qswi646 <William.M.Davies@motorola.com>
Subject: Re: Quiller Spitfires
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 07:55:35 -0700
Cc: Graham Stretch <technical@iwnet.screaming.net>, Triumph List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
References: <92F731EE5409D311BF930008C7C55EB4049C6D2F@zuk28exm02.ecid.ci g.mot.com>
Bill,
I am not talking about the quality of the casting but the properties of the 
metal that is used to do the casting!

Joe

Davies William-qswi646 wrote:
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joe Curry [mailto:spitlist@gte.net]
> >
> > I have also heard from a highly respected source that the
> > block metal in the MkIV and 1500 engines is inferior to the
> > earlier ones.
> 
> I have only encountered one porous cylinder head casting - this was on a
> MkIV (not my own). I have been told that this was not uncommon on cars of
> this age, but I understood that the later 1500 castings were better,
>         Cheers,
>                 Bill.
> 
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