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02GF74

posted on 29/7/09 at 02:52 PM Reply With Quote
oooh, look what arrived today ...

can you guess what it is? (I bet you can). Rescued attachment DSC04792.JPG
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donut

posted on 29/7/09 at 02:54 PM Reply With Quote
Espresso Machine?





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02GF74

posted on 29/7/09 at 02:57 PM Reply With Quote
Won't be that, don't drink coffee.

Mr W will know for sure.






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eccsmk

posted on 29/7/09 at 02:59 PM Reply With Quote
thats been skimmed then






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balidey

posted on 29/7/09 at 02:59 PM Reply With Quote
I know what it is, I've been asking my wife to give me it for years
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ss1turbo

posted on 29/7/09 at 03:00 PM Reply With Quote
Thats a HUGE set of valves...





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wilkingj

posted on 29/7/09 at 03:02 PM Reply With Quote
Its a part of a fuel convertor.

It converts Hydrocarbon Chemical Compunds (Usually found in a liquid form) into heat and mechanical rotary energy.

This part is the Flange Pump Thrasher Unit and comprises of a complex valve assembly which you are looking at on its operating face.

So there... I know what it is

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deezee

posted on 29/7/09 at 03:03 PM Reply With Quote
Where do the other 8 valves go?
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Mr Whippy

posted on 29/7/09 at 03:07 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
Won't be that, don't drink coffee.

Mr W will know for sure.


haven't a clue but I'd guess its some sort of sex toy





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locoR1

posted on 29/7/09 at 03:10 PM Reply With Quote
Looks very heavy to me hope it makes a huge difference to pull all that weight!





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omega0684

posted on 29/7/09 at 04:14 PM Reply With Quote
skimmed crossflow head?
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coozer

posted on 29/7/09 at 04:39 PM Reply With Quote
Looks like the head off my old 1.6D tractor Astra.





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MikeRJ

posted on 29/7/09 at 05:37 PM Reply With Quote
That's a decent sized set of valves for an xflow, who did the work on it?
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DRC INDY 7

posted on 29/7/09 at 06:57 PM Reply With Quote
It,s a door stop





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jpindy3

posted on 29/7/09 at 09:03 PM Reply With Quote
very nice head work,i take it thats the biggest valves you can fit in a xflow then
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02GF74

posted on 30/7/09 at 01:13 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by jpindy3
very nice head work,i take it thats the biggest valves you can fit in a xflow then


nope.

standard GT is 34.0mm/30.5mm (ex/in)
these are 34.9mm/40.6mm but can go to 36.0mm/43.7mm - the last would need offset guides.

head was 150 off ebay, reasonably well ported but I opened it out a bit more, 320 for unleaded exhaust inserts and new guides plus opening valve throats for larger valves. plus cost of valves, about 80 soon adds up.....

spent last night and this morning blending in the opened out throats as there was a step. Used a piece of wire in waterways to figure out how much metal there was as didn't want to break through

in process of repainting then fit valves and slap onto engine after I determine TDC and make a timing marker to be able to use different pulley.






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