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Date:         Wed, 3 Jan 1996 09:40:58 -0600
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From:         daukes@mmts.eds.com (dean c aukes)
Subject:      RE: 1600 in a 73 - round 2

>Brandy Smith wants to know how hard it would be to make new engine tin to >fit a Type 1 engine lost in the cavern of a Type 4 engine compartment.

Thinking aloud here..... If you consider a swap like this (as I have many times), keep in mind that the transmission main shaft is different - shorter for the type 1, I believe. So, if you decide it's still worth it, and get a complete tranny/engine set for swap, it will work. The type 4 engine is a good engine. It has all the things done to it already that you should do to a type 1 engine to make it last - full flow oil filter, sealed crankcase (i.e. no sand seal required), aluminum case as well as an alternator and crank driven fan. After doing all that should be done to a type 1 to make it "right", you might be closer to the cost of a type 4 than you think. A type 1 would have to work much harder for the same horsepower, stressing it's cooling to the limit. The 1700 that came in your '73 is a conservatively built engine, i.e. uses the same crank & case as the 2000 (although the 2000 has the crank journals turned off-center for more stroke, giving even smaller journal diameters).

>When you are computing relative value of Type 1 versus Type 4, keep in >mind that, all other things being equal, the Type 4 will last longer. I agree, and think that even if a type 1 was built with all the type 4 features, and all other things being equal (usage, maintenance, etc), it still won't last as long 'cause the type 1 will be "working harder" (assuming 1600) where as the 1700-2000 would still be somewhat conservative. Pushing busses around is hard work.

Dean


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