MJB wrote:
>> What I've got is this
>> twincam motor from an unknown year of Europa. Actually what I've got are
>> all the parts, I think, to turn into a running motor. My question is what
>> would be needed to put this engine into an Elan, circa 1970?
Mike B wrote:
> The blocks are the same, no problem there. The differences between
> Elan and Europa are in the head and front cover, both of which can be
> overcome. The Europa and Elan have slightly different water necks on
> the front cover, just swap covers around. Might be a good time to put
> in a cassette water pump setup, and eliminate a TC troublespot. As for
> the head, Europas' alternator is driven by the intake cam, you will
> see that the head has a larger cutout at the rear of the intake cam.
> Cam cover too. You will need to get a larger plug setup for this hole.
> Either make your own with Devcon and a mold, or, DBE sold them at one
> time. I am using a Europa head on my Elan with no problems. If I've
> missed something, somebody else jump in.
I suppose another obvious question that comes to mind is, is this a Weber
engine or a Stromberg engine? Also, take a look to see if it has a lip
seal crank or a rope seal crank. If it is a complete Europa engine, I
suppose it should have a lip seal crank, but if it is just a pile of
twin cam parts this is worth checking on.
Regards,
Erik Berg
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