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Offline Wildman

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Engine question
« on: September 27, 2012, 04:32:59 AM »
I bought my 88 Samurai with a 1991 1.6 Tracker EFI engine installed.  How can I tell if it is 8 valve or 16 valve without removing the valve cover.

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Wade
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Re: Engine question
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2012, 05:49:24 AM »
8 valve has a black painted steel valve cover.
the 16 valve has a finned aluminum one.
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Offline talonxracer

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Re: Engine question
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2012, 06:01:23 AM »
The 16 valve cover is not finned, the easiest way is to recognize the difference is the 16V has spark plug holes in the valve cover, the 8 valve VC's do not as the 8v heads have the plugs on the side of the head by the exhaust ports.
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Offline Wildman

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Re: Engine question
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2012, 10:35:04 AM »
Thanks for the info. Mine is an 8 valve engine. 

Wade
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Re: Engine question
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2012, 04:55:04 PM »
The 16Vs say "16 VALVE" right on the top of the valve cover.
The 8Vs valve cover looks just like a samurai valve cover.
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