From: John Macartney <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
>I always thought the wet liner concept was American. Equally
>interesting that Citroen should adopt it. I know Renault used it for
>many years and I think they still do. It's certainly used on all
>Renault tractor engines but these are now supplied exclusively from
>Deere Power Systems, so no claim can be made that its a French design.
The Renault engine in my Lotus has wet sleeves. Aluminum block. A 1565cc
engine which weighs only 200 pounds.
Phil Ethier Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L
LOON, MAC pethier@isd.net http://www.mnautox.com/
"It makes a nice noise when it goes faster"
- 4-year-old Adam, upon seeing a bitmap of Grandma Susie's TR4.
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