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Yup, thats a block heater... got one in my A12, exact same spot

That engine looks very clean internally, looks like you got a good one.

I reckon you Canadians know about block heaters ... I live 160 km south of Canada, so don't need one

Quote:As your current avitar clearly shows.
I thought that block heaters were almost standard equipment on all new cars sold north of the Mason - Dixon line.

that block heater is connected to what?

The block heater plugs into 110 volts, to keep the engine from freezing overnight in extreme climates, or just to make it easier to start on very cold mornings. In some parts of Alaska and Minnesota temperatures can get as low as -60 F (-50 C) which will freeze regular anti-freeze.

I not aware that any USA vehicles that came factory with block heaters, although I expect they are dealer-fitted to cars sold in Alaska. I've seen a few here in Washington State, especially from the desert regions of eastern Washington, but they are owner-added. Seattle is protected from the Arctic air by high mountains (4000 m) to the east and the ocean at the west keeps things from freezing.

it looks like a block heater to me as well.

this head has a hole next to the water jacket that leads to the exhaust ports.

Im installing this engine , but im taking off all the antipollution sistems and air conditioning. so can i bock this hole?

hi there

the combustion chamber of this head is just like the gx one.

i will post a photo later.

see ya

To correct what I said last year, there are two engines for USA in 1977:
- Regular, oval port A14
- Five-speed cars: Round port A14

Yours may be the 1977 round-port, or it may simply have had the head replaced at some time in the last 30 years.

The round-port is an excellent cylinder head for 4500 rpm or less operation. It got up to 50 mpg on highway with 5-speed.


See the pics for "A14 Round-port High-Swirl head" in the Cylinder Heads. Note that this is not about the "swirl-port" head which came later, but is the "high swirl" head.Quote:

the valves intake 37mm
exauste 30mm

can this head be ported like the gx one?