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Pinto valves
splitrivet - 25/8/10 at 08:53 AM

Fella's am I right in thinking the 2 litre Pinto is valve safe and the 1600 isnt ?
Cheers,
Bob


flak monkey - 25/8/10 at 09:01 AM

Yes, assuming its not had the head skimmed excessively and is only running a standard cam.

FR32 cams and wilder will cause clashes if the belt breaks.

[Edited on 25/8/10 by flak monkey]


splitrivet - 25/8/10 at 09:04 AM

Thanks Flak you da man


adithorp - 25/8/10 at 09:09 AM

Mostly...

You can get lucky with a 1.6 or unlucky with a 2lt

adrian


splitrivet - 25/8/10 at 09:23 AM

Engines only turned with starter, but some hows been assembled with cam way out so hoping I'm lucky.
Cheers,
Bob