A friend of mine has a surplus recently rebuilt 2.1 DJ engine that I was planning on buying and fitting to my Syncro. My friend had it on the shelf as a spare, but he's sold his 2.1 van so it's no use to him anymore.
It was built by a friend of a friend - a guy who builds a lot of air cooled race engines (IIRC John in Stoke, if that means anything to anyone!) It's had new pistons and barrels etc, but I'm aware that a lot of the 2.1 piston kits are actually for an MV and not the spicy 10.5+ compression we'd hope for.
Are there any identifying marks I could see with a borescope down a plughole to check before buying? The van isn't exactly fast to start with, and the engine in it is pretty much fine so I'm pretty wary of spending a couple of days swapping the engine only to lose 15/20bhp!
Identifying "low compression" 2.1 pistons
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Re: Identifying "low compression" 2.1 pistons
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Re: Identifying "low compression" 2.1 pistons
Thanks that's great. Looks like my best bet is going to be the depth of the valve cutouts vs the overall dish.
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Re: Identifying "low compression" 2.1 pistons
We use "MV" pistons on any DJ rebuilt in Israel since the 80s without any problem.
The engines, although losing 10% in power and torque became much more reliable in the long term.
For the long run, I would not hesitate to install such engine.
The engines, although losing 10% in power and torque became much more reliable in the long term.
For the long run, I would not hesitate to install such engine.
1990 ex. German Army Syncro, 3 knob, AFN, M469 fully converted to 16". Camper conversion by URO CAMPER in Seville.