i think you are going to have a few hassles
a guy up here had probs with a FWD CA18
with gearboxes and manifolds, turbos as well
in a 1200 ute
Heath
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Robert GREENBURY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, 17 June 2001 11:10
Subject: CA16 picked up today.... (long)
> Hi List
>
> Well I got me a CA16 for FREE today - a friend of a friend got it with a
> CA18DET he bought trying to sell it, but suddenly had to get back the
> space, so it was free to whoever wanted to pick it up.
>
> Naturally it is FWD, but thanks heaps to ERROL who reckoned a CA20
> bellhousing and spacer would do the trick to mate up to a skyline
> gearbox. (picked them up at an all-you-can-carry pickapart sale last
> week along with EFI fuel pumps and alternators and brakes).
>
> the CA20 bellhousing appears to bolt up at a couple of places and not at
> a couple of other places (inc;uding starter motor). it also looks like it
is
> going to place the engine at an angle when installed - with the drivers
> side higher than the passenger side. is this a common CA installation
trait??
>
> Also is there any stuff I should be checking out to determine the quality
> of the engine?? Is it worth pulling off the head to check anything?? The
> (import) engine has supposed to have only done 40000kms...
>
> Finally, did Aust get any CA16s??
>
> I'll try to borrow a motec to get it to run - worst case it will allow me
> to get everything sorted dimensionally to allow a bolt in CA18 conversion
:)
>
> Thanks heaps
> Andrew
>
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