Thanks guys, 1) It's not a Ferriday. I emailed Mike Tanski, who told me that he only built 1.8 or 2.0 engines and used flat-top pistons.
2) He suggested Specialised Engines, so I'll try to find some contact details and ask them. I don't suppose you have any contact details, Matthew? 3) I've looked for the engine number, but it doesn't seem to be visible in the usual places. Thanks for the offer, Martin, I'll let you know if I can find it with the use of some wet and dry. Just to add some more information, it's fitted with dual valve springs. Build quality is a bit suspect - cam belt cover was not in place, one of the belt tensioner retaining bolts was sheared off, and the nut wasn't fitted to the inlet manifold stud under the manifold. But, to be fair, all of that could be attributed to subsequent poor maintenance, of which there is plenty of evidence around the car. Shame, because the car smells of money having been spent on it, and an original high quality build. I'm sure the engine will need some work before I install it in my car, but, hopefully, should be worth it. Dave. On Jan 7, 1:49 pm, Matthew Wastell <[email protected]> wrote: > It sounds like it could be a specialised engineering engine. Quantum used > them as a supplier for a while. I had one from them as well as the worst > customer service I've ever had from a company. > > The engine needed a rebuild after 30k miles! > > Matthew > > On 7 Jan 2012, at 12:30, "Susan and Martin Scott" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Dave, > > I have a Ford Technical Data book which may give some answers if you can > > tell me the engine number. According to the book, for CVH is should be > > either on one of 2 flat areas on the top of the block on the exhaust side > > either near the front or back, or stamped into the front of the block near > > where the alternator tensioner bracket fits. > > Martin > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave the Subbie" > > <[email protected]> > > To: "Quantum Owners Group" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 12:36 PM > > Subject: [Quantum Owners] My Mystery CVH > > > Morning All, > > > Just taken the head off the CVH from my latest acquisition and the > > mystery deepens. As you will recall, the previous owner thought it was > > a 2.0 and knew it had some fancy bits fitted, but wasn't sure of the > > details. Well, I had to have a look didn't I...? > > > Bore is 83mm, Stroke is 88mm, which, I believe, is the same as the > > 1905cc American engine. However, it has the 81SM6090 Head (with the > > Cross-Hatching that is supposedly so desirable), and the block seems > > to be the 1.6 height, not the 1.8, as the 1.6 cam belt cover fits, > > which it doesn't on the Sierra block. "E8EE", "AA" and "9E25" are cast > > into the block. > > > Pistons are 'Hemi' type, with large cutouts cast in them for valves > > "3019P", "9-6" and "0.75mm" marked in the crowns. The head appears to > > have 43mm inlet valves fitted. Haven't taken the valves out, so can't > > accurately measure them, but they aren't 42 (standard) or 45mm. Might > > be 42.6 or might be 43.5. Ports look to have been modified, and the > > cam is a Piper BP285. > > > Was running a Weber DFT carb and a 4-2-1 manifold into a standard > > exhaust. Unfortunately, I never actually drove the thing as it was out > > of MoT. Was misfiring badly, but turned out to have a u/s plug lead > > and a cracked coil terminal, so that should be easy to fix. > > > Anyway, I'm interested to hear any ideas as to the origin of the > > engine, as I'm going to need some spares for it. At a minimum, I need > > a head gasket set and stretch bolts. Plan at the moment is a de-coke > > and re-assembly, ready to go into the 2+2, either using the Weber, or > > a set of R6 bike carbs that came with it. > > > So, if any of you can provide any information, based on the above, > > I'll be very grateful. > > > Thanks, > > > Dave. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Quantum Owners Group" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/quantumowners?hl=en > > > IMPORTANT NOTE: All information presented herewith is provided on an "As > > Is" basis, without warranty or the implication thereof. 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