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| Re: F%#@ droped valve? Merry christmas |
Subject: Re: F%#@ droped valve? Merry christmas
by andrewjdonoghue on 2002/1/1 5:15:00
Mareo,
Unfortunately we have a bit of a difference in the naming conventions of the engines that is causing this concern - the Australian A12 came out with two versions - a front mounted
distributor and a midmounted distributor. I think Shadow has already covered this. The midmount distibutor parts will fit, and is a "sportier" profile than the standard A15 cam.
Effectively we got what you called A12 and A12A both as A12 - the two engines even appeared in the same car shell made in the same years. Also we got other peculiarities like Sunny wagons
getting A14's while sedans got A12'.
We also got different variations of the A14 engine - a electronic ignition and a points ignition model. We even had front wheel drive versions of the A14. This is one of the difficulties
you get with dealing with international models. Some engines were never available in Australia - but we probably got a few you didn't too.
I understand where you're coming from - don't give out wrong information as it can hurt people. However, with the right versions and a bit of common sense (ie make sure you use the same
distributor location or there's no gear for the dizzy to drive off) then this is a valid suggestion.
As has been suggested before there needs to be some international database set up so people are exactly sure what we are comparing is apples and apples....
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