Northern Irelander

Well-Known Member

• Jul 27, 2007

• #1

Here is one for the series gurus:

How did the petrol 4 cylinder engines (77bhp) fair with towing and heavy usage etc back in the day.

Did they suffer from any problems because they were under-powered, such as head gasket failure, premature wear and tear etc?

Cheers

 

S

slob

Well-Known Member

• Jul 27, 2007

• #2

nevva seen any give up while fully loaded and towing a 3/4ton sankey filled to bustin

 

groenendael

Active Member

• Jul 27, 2007

• #3

Never had any problems in the late fifties,and then we were using a

mere 74 octane to lug everthing and the kitchen around with us.

 

The Mad Hat Man

Well-Known Member

LZIR Despatch Agent

• Jul 27, 2007

• #4

I think HGF etc has become more noticeable with engines running on their limits. high compression ratios and electronic management to reduce emissions means you cant over engineer a mahoosiv solid lump like the series engines. If anything the low power is due to poor air/fuel mixing and flow and poor efficiency through the drive train.

 

Grippa

New Member

• Jul 27, 2007

• #5

Read aboot (& showed Daft) an article about a III with a stroked, gas flowed series petroil lump in it with a top speed of around 100mph so they are capable of a lot more than they're 'tuned' for as standard.

 

Northern Irelander

Well-Known Member

• Jul 30, 2007

• #6

Cool! .

I guess they dont get the respect thats due

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