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[bob02]

Thanks! Not an S38, it's an M88/3. Close though! That engine is my 'Precious'! 😂

 

Bob

[James Laray]

[Shawn Piper]

[artbo]

TiSA engine compartment, blue coil, no resistor

[artbo]

On 8/27/2024 at 11:01 AM, JohnS said:

 

[artbo]

If you look closely, you can see the spark box kit with a blue coil aaaand a resistor

[Flunder]

1600 Caribe

Before center clamps and hood insulation.

Edited August 30 by Flunder

[Conserv]

1 hour ago, Flunder said:

1600 Caribe

Before center clamps and hood insulation.

I generally view 1600-2’s without the center hood holddown as 1966 models. When was yours manufactured? My 1967 1600-2 — definitely later than yours — had the holddown but didn’t have hood insulation. I characterized the lack of hood insulation as a function of 1600-2 vs. 2002, but maybe it was solely a function of manufacturing date, and not sub-model. I don’t know. Did 1968 and later 1600-2’s receive hood insulation?

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

[John76]

 

@Shawn Piper  Love that air cleaner. Very nice and tidy! 👍

 

John

[JohnS]

1 hour ago, artbo said:

If you look closely, you can see the spark box kit with a blue coil aaaand a resistor

But, it ain't just any blue coil.  It's a special one designed for that Transistorized Ignition system.  Just happens to be painted blue in color, but different than the common Bosch Blue coil with the built in resistor.  Hence, the added external ballast...

[Flunder]

 

23 hours ago, Conserv said:

I generally view 1600-2’s without the center hood holddown as 1966 models. When was yours manufactured? My 1967 1600-2 — definitely later than yours — had the holddown but didn’t have hood insulation. I characterized the lack of hood insulation as a function of 1600-2 vs. 2002, but maybe it was solely a function of manufacturing date, and not sub-model. I don’t know. Did 1968 and later 1600-2’s receive hood insulation?

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

Steve that Caribe 1600 has a Dec 1966 build date.

 

I believe that in later years the 1600-2s did receive hood insulation pads

 

Note the small square patch on the underside of the hood. It is another early car feature. It’s there to prevent metal to metal contact with the air cleaner lid.

 

Edited August 31 by Flunder

[popovm]

On 8/23/2024 at 2:23 PM, Mark92131 said:

It is an issue for me...

 

Mark92131

 

 

How do you like your Lynx manifold and single DCOE? It seems like it would be a nice simple setup. 

[mmaaaaaxx]

4 hours ago, artbo said:

TiSA engine compartment, blue coil, no resistor

@artbo can you provide more details / photos of that valve cover? Is the oil filler just extended upward a few inches and the original vent welded shut or is there aomething more happening on the underside?

[artbo]

11 hours ago, JohnS said:

But, it ain't just any blue coil.  It's a special one designed for that Transistorized Ignition system.  Just happens to be painted blue in color, but different than the common Bosch Blue coil with the built in resistor.  Hence, the added external ballast...

Yep!

[artbo]

9 hours ago, mmaaaaaxx said:

@artbo can you provide more details / photos of that valve cover? Is the oil filler just extended upward a few inches and the original vent welded shut or is there aomething more happening on the underside?

I will PM a description.