John Cyg wrote:
> Did Triumph (or their contract foundries) date code their engine and head
>castings? If so, how
> are these read?
John, heads were certainly coded, though not by date. Because there were many
different engine
specifications for overseas markets, you could find several different coded
heads at any one time.
The code that most people miss - but is in fact the key reference # is usually
obscured by the valve
cover. On the 6 cyl engine, you'll find it on a flat surface between valves 3
and 4, where #1 valve
is at the front of the engine. Lots of people (mistakenly) tend to use casting
numbers but these
aren't always the guide you need. For many years, the company required its
foundries to cast in
their own reference #s to identify which foundry had made the head in the event
of machining and
warranty problems.
The best way to identify any Standard Triumph head is to use the Stanpart
number AND the cylinder
head code together.
Jonmac
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