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volwing
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 Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 4:32 am Post subject: Motor Size Determination |
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| What visable difference is there between a 1600 and 1776? Is the spacing between the cylinder studs and the cylinder fins a clue? |
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volwing
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| Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 5:15 am Post subject: Re: Motor Size Determination |
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This is #2 cylinder of my motor in question.
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Glenn 
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| Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 8:44 am Post subject: Re: Motor Size Determination |
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You have to remove the head and measure the cylinder.
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Cusser
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| Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 12:34 pm Post subject: Re: Motor Size Determination |
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| Glenn wrote: |
| You have to remove the head and measure the cylinder. |
Or you can remove the head and measure the piston diameter. Sometimes you can read the stamped mm diameter on the piston crown.
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EVfun
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| Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 1:11 pm Post subject: Re: Motor Size Determination |
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I don't know if anyone has done this, but it would seem that you could get some idea if you could semi-accurately measure how close the top of the cylinder is the the head studs at the head. You would be trying to determine if the head was opened up for a larger cylinder.
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volwing
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| Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 3:34 pm Post subject: Re: Motor Size Determination |
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| EVfun thanks for saying what I was thinking. Logic (not always accurate) tells me a measurement taken relating the stud to fins makes sense. Hoping someone could measure a 1776 so I could compare. |
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