Spridgeteers,
I have in my parts pile a head marked between cylinders 1 & 2 with "O5G"
and between cylinders 2 & 3 with
X
12G1316
019
;
a crank marked
12G1321
EN16T
and
CF3117N
;
and a block marked on the driver side (not on the side with the dipstick
hole) with
1
22A MOWOG 004 12G
1279
on the center bearing cap: 12A998
rear bearing cap:
AL0551
JW
SC6
What I was wondering is if you know whether these are for a 1275 spridget
and if so, are they worth using as the basis for a rebuild (assuming they
are in good tolerance)? That is, is there something inherently wrong with
any of these major parts as made at the factory? Are there others that are
more desirable (like the early 1275 EN40 nitrited cranks)? Is the EN16T
worth bothering with, or should I try to find an EN40?
I'm hoping to build this up for 3 main reasons:
1. educational - I think it will be fun to do it myself
2. a little more power - I'd like to try some of the strategies in Vizard
and others floating around on the list
3. reliability - I want to know it's done right, or at least done in a way
that I know its weaknesses.
There is no rush on this project as the current engine is fine, it turns
out, but I wanted to start lining things up for the winter.
Thanks,
Jeff
Jeff Boatright __o_\__ '65 Austin-Healey Sprite
http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~jboatri/sprite/sprite.html
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