Re: 1600 vs. 1750 question

[bearbvd@domain.elided (Greg Hermann)]

At 8:56 PM 11/14/02, Bob McKeown wrote:
>I'm going to put a 1750 in my Duetto. All the US 1750s, of course, were
>injected, and my car is carbureted. I'd really like to use a 1600 front
>cover and crank pulley so I don't have to look at that empty injector pump
>mount on the engine.
>
>Can anyone tell me if the 1600 and 1750 front covers are the same height?
>And, if so, will the 1750 crank work with the 1600 front cover (length, seal
>location, etc.)? Any other issues I'll have to deal with?

The 1750 block has a taller deck height than the 1600, so there would be
quite a gap between the front cover and the head if you were to try to use
a 1600 front cover on a 1750.

Greg
>
>Bob McKeown
>Nashville
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