Re: What does that 1.6 mean on my head?

[Mash <type53@yahoo.com>]

--- Marc Peterson <mpeters6@rochester.rr.com> wrote:
> I just pulled the 'rocco into the garage to prep it
> for its brand new
> electrical system, and I noticed that inbetween the
> notches for plugs 2 and
> 3 there is a large 1.6 stamped into the head.  Now,
> this is a '81 S, so I
> have thought all along that it was a 1.7.  Whats the
> deal?
> Marc

If your engine is original it is 1715cc

All of the 1976.5 to early 1983 FI engines
(1.5/1.6/1.7) use the same head. In fact, the short
block is the same as well, with the 1.5 it is
"destroked", and the 1.7 is a "stroker" compared to
the 1588cc 1.6.

HTH


=====
Mark Peele
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