I feel this might provide useful material for a website
>providing there is commonality on heads between UK/Rest of
>the World and those used on carbed 6's for North America. If
>any lister currently has a valve cover off a 6 from about
>1973 on, could they check to see if this bears the number
>219016? This article relates only to 2.5 litre engines with
>head numbers 516816 or 218225 or 219016 and no other. You'll
>find one of these numbers stamped on top of the head
>somewhere underneath the rocker shaft. In best Triumph
>practice, it's not immediately evident. Replies to me off
>list please.
>
>Jonmac
Its not stamped underneath he rocker shaft. In fact its stamped outside the
rocker cover on the front rhd edge so its easy to read off.
The number for a 74 head is 219019 so you may want to check if you read the
219016 bit right.
HTH
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