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Date:         Wed, 1 Nov 2006 16:14:52 -0900
Reply-To:     Mark Tuovinen <mst@AK.NET>
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From:         Mark Tuovinen <mst@AK.NET>
Subject:      Re: AMC heads (part 2)(NVC)
Comments: To: don spence <dkspence@TELUS.NET>
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Ford used them in the FE engine series, 60's for sure and maybe back into the 50's. My books are at home so I can't look it up right now. I used to have some for a 427 Medium Riser I was building before I switched to the slower side of life.

Mark in AK

----- Original Message ----- From: don spence <dkspence@TELUS.NET> Date: Wednesday, November 1, 2006 1:35 pm Subject: Re: AMC heads (part 2) To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

> John/Neil > If I remember correctly, the Corvair engine, at least the 140HP (4 > carb) and 180 HP (turbo) had sodium cooled exhaust valves. Just > another bit of "engineering advice" GM picked up from VW? > > On 1-Nov-06, at 1:35 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > > > Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 11:08:13 -0600 > > From: John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> > > Subject: Re: AMC heads (part 2) > > > > Neal, interesting post! > > > > I never knew that the V-dub engines had sodium filled valves. > > Interesting info. >


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