"K.Shilcock" <K.Shilcock (AT) lboro (DOT) ac.uk> wrote in news:dbih2i$re9$1@sun-
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Just seems a little small for use in a van the size of a Transit.

I agree it was a fine powerplant (also used in Corsair). Inherant imbalance
of a V4 meant they had to fit balancer shafts so it was very smooth.

Rich


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Richard Polhill (richard.news (AT) polhill (DOT) vispa.invalid) gurgled happily,
sounding much like they were saying :

I don't think it was the same engine.

The Saab/Corsair lump was 1.7, the Tranny/Capri lump was 2.0.

Not in itself damning proof, but IIRC they were different. This would tend
to agree :-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ford_engines

In article <dbih2i$re9$1 (AT) sun-cc204 (DOT) lut.ac.uk>,
K.Shilcock <K.Shilcock@lborodotacdotuk> wrote:
It's not the same engine. The Transit (and, IIRC, the Corsair)
had the 4-cyl derivative of the Essex V6, which was fit only for
use as an anchor weight. The SAAB used the entirely different
Cologne V4, as fitted to the Taunus of the day.

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In article <dbih2i$re9$1 (AT) sun-cc204 (DOT) lut.ac.uk>,
K.Shilcock <K.Shilcock (AT) lboro (DOT) ac.uk> wrote:
It's not.

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I think the two engines are the same, just minor differances, obviously one
being capacity.

"Adrian" <toomany2cvs (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

"Adrian" <toomany2cvs (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

my saab 96 v4 has a 1.5 lump..
it doesnt hang about (for a 30 year old car) but i can imagine that even
with an extra few cc, the aerodynamics and weight would make response very
sluggish in comparison in a transit.

In article <42dce8be$1_3 (AT) mk-nntp-2 (DOT) news.uk.tiscali.com>, Barspeed1975
<URL:mailto:barspeed (AT) hutmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Which two engines?

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"Andy Luckman (AJL Electronics)" <me8 (AT) privacy (DOT) net> wrote in
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But it would have been better to post below the quote.

Rich

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In article <42dce8be$1_3 (AT) mk-nntp-2 (DOT) news.uk.tiscali.com>,
Barspeed1975 <barspeed (AT) hutmail (DOT) com> wrote:
Well, all engines are the same apart from minor differences.

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Yeah but the Capri never had a V4.
You had the Transit V4 1700 and the Corsair Deluxe V4 1700, then you had a
2litre Transit but you also had the Corsair 2000E, which had a larger V4
engine. Transits from about 1970 had a Pinto engine, which would be
available in 1600 and 2000 forms and then you had the Deisel with the piggy
snout.

"Richard Polhill" <richard.news (AT) polhill (DOT) vispa.invalid> wrote