Author Topic: is a N/A 1.9 Head the same as a TD 1.9 head?  (Read 4724 times)

February 27, 2009, 07:55:26 am

rixy

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is a N/A 1.9 Head the same as a TD 1.9 head?
« on: February 27, 2009, 07:55:26 am »
will a 1y head fit and run ok on my ABL td engine?? i need a new head, and been offered a 1y head, and was on the understanding that they are all the same? can any1 confirm this?
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Reply #1February 27, 2009, 01:04:08 pm

the caveman

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is a N/A 1.9 Head the same as a TD 1.9 head?
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2009, 01:04:08 pm »
Just go ahead and use it. The  important differences in na/Td engines are in the short block i.e.- pistons ,rods etc and and not even then sometimes. install and forget it.
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Reply #2February 28, 2009, 12:57:29 am

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is a N/A 1.9 Head the same as a TD 1.9 head?
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2009, 12:57:29 am »
awesome dude, thats the reply i was after. Im getting it this afternoon i suspect. So i will fit it then? Are the camshafts different, if so i'll swap mine into the other head??

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