Wet liner engines live on in John Deere diesel engines.
Bob Kramer
Hill Country Triumph Club
Corinthians Vintage Auto Racing Club
TR3A, TR6, TR4A
rgk@flash.net
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From: KTRIUMPH@aol.com <KTRIUMPH@aol.com>
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Date: Monday, August 23, 1999 5:38 PM
Subject: Fwd: TR2/4 wet liner engine?
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>In a message dated 8/23/99 9:21:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>rtriplett@bjservices.com writes:
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><< Because it is a wet liner engine, everyone on the list knows well the
ease
> with which the TR2-4 engine can be rebuilt. Just pop out the sleeves and
> press new ones in place. My question is, what other cars used a wet liner
> design? It is well known in the TR2-4 world but it wasn't even widely
used
> by Triumph--Spitfires and GT6s don't have wet sleeve engines. Just
curious.
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> The new V-8 engine used in the Lotus uses iron sleeves in an aluminum
block.
> Richard >>
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>The machinist who did one of my blocks a few years back told me a lot of
>diesel motors are wet liner, and Mercedes makes some wetliner engines as
>well. I thought that MGA motors were wet liner type as well for some
reason.
>Viscious rumors?
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>Ken Nuelle
>58 TR3A
>62 TR3B
>64 TR4
>wetliners all
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>Because it is a wet liner engine, everyone on the list knows well the ease
>with which the TR2-4 engine can be rebuilt. Just pop out the sleeves and
>press new ones in place. My question is, what other cars used a wet liner
>design? It is well known in the TR2-4 world but it wasn't even widely used
>by Triumph--Spitfires and GT6s don't have wet sleeve engines. Just
curious.
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>The new V-8 engine used in the Lotus uses iron sleeves in an aluminum
block.
>Richard
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