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Re: 1500 engines

To: TGElliott@infoave.net, spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: 1500 engines
From: RBHouston@aol.com
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 18:14:14 EDT
Reply-to: RBHouston@aol.com
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
In a message dated 4/23/99 8:59:07 PM Mountain Daylight Time, 
TGElliott@infoave.net writes:

> What(besides being a Triumph motor) is the drawbacks to the 1500 motor?
>  What are the weak links? Has anyone actually had any of trouble that is
>  supposed to plague this engine?
As I understand it...
1. No Cam Bearings..
2. Poor Mains
3. Thrustwashers...actually uncontrolled machining of crank and block parts...

But it does sound 20% bigger and don't a bunch of the Spitfire folks run 
these successfully.?

Robert Houston

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