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912 head difference
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:30 pm
by 58herbie
Hello,
Whilst stripping my 68/69 engine down for top end overhaul i have found one head has bolt's in the fins over the exhaust valves on both sides and the other doesn't. The one that has the bolts also has no part number is this a repro head?? what are the threaded holes with bolts in for a temp gauge etc?
Cheers
Jon
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:36 pm
by sdimbylow
Hi Jon,
Any chance of some photos, not too sure exactly which area you are talking about?
Steve
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:58 pm
by 58herbie
some pictures.
with bolts
without.
part number on head without.
only marking on head with bolts
hope these help
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:14 pm
by Mr Pharmacist
According to the maestro's ABC of 356 912 engines it looks like you might have an earlier head (the one without bolts).
I think! There isn't actually a head like yours listed in there though. So it might have been a replacement head - there were 2 types of replacements available, one for early engines and one for the later engines
Re: 912 head difference
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 3:08 pm
by cab66
58herbie wrote:Hello,
Whilst stripping my 68/69 engine down for top end overhaul i have found one head has bolt's in the fins over the exhaust valves on both sides and the other doesn't. The one that has the bolts also has no part number is this a repro head?? what are the threaded holes with bolts in for a temp gauge etc?
Cheers
Jon
I think the head with threaded holes is a 1968 us 1year only
head and the holes is for a smog control airpump.should have a part number though.
Peter H
Denmark
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:07 am
by atomman
yep i think cab is write from what i can remeber they are for smog control
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:10 pm
by tim78
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd19 ... mpcopy.jpg
Here's mine. Its 1968 and I believe part of the anti smog system
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 6:00 pm
by 58herbie
thanks,
that answers that one.
jon