sorry BB!
I love technology, until I have to actually use it ha ha!
Do yourselves a favor & put an active email address in your profile- makes things ALOT easier
oppps g8024a or g8024 I meant
no, I didn't; I will try to send to you BUT is yours g802a@.... or g802@.... ?
Did you get the two emails sent to you?
hmmm its been deleted; try mailing me at: alland06 AT h0tmail dot com
g8024aatameritechperiodnet
ok, can you put your email address up here so I can fwd the pics
I would need to see pictures of them and some history.
HI, sort of...I tentatively have them sold, but its not final, yet. what would you be willing to offer for them?
Dave, Are they available still?
HI, I read this with some interest, as I purchased 2 brand new 1.6L psi/gm's in 2009 for a generator application. (they were supposed to have been standard sae drive arrangements!) so as they are far from sae, I have been sitting on them, still in original crates, in my heated warehouse and am looking to sell. any interest out there?
none taken bb
my comments are based on my past experiences with engines from back a few years ago.
I know now a days with the changes in the market and how companies are farming out thier sources to other cheaper sources it most likely means the products have also changed, which they have.
Back in the day when they said 'industrial' and 'automotive' there was a distinct difference. I've seen it.
anyway its all good :o)
BB, do a wikipedia search on Chevy 153 4 cylinder. That would be the engine you speak of.
In response to swoop- no disrespect- but- the 'industrial' engines we have today are mostly modified auto engines. I had a customer with a 6 series Toyota which had a Chevy 4 cyl engine. I forget the nomenclature for the engine but it sounded real new & high tech. I had to replace the head gasket & it was back ordered from every forklift channel I tried. I went to my local NAPA dealer & after some research found out this engine was installed in 1969 Chevy panel trucks along with '69 Novas. So much for 'latest & greatest'.
On a side note- from the dealer there was a choice of head bolts- standard or torque to yield- although there was no choice of head gasket- only one part # for that. I thought that was interesting. Opted for the standard bolts & never had a problem from that point forward
L1ftmech I looked and could not find a copy of the parts break down of the 1.6 from GM sorry about that.
I agree whole hardheartedly that the torque to yield head bolts are to blame for allot of head gasket failures. I also have found that allot of our "industrial" engines of late are automotive engines found in Europe.
I think your idea of using head studs is great. Curious to hear how you make out.
[ Usually the main problem with bolts once they are initially torqued down is they never really retain their ability to hold the torque value and they keep stretching out so the head may have loosened up over time allowing for the failure(s). ]
I'm with you on that, and several other old timers in our shop have that same opinion.
One of my co-workers builds race engines in his side business and he flat out says that the "torque to yield" head bolts ARE the reason this engine continues to give head gasket problems.
In fact, this mechanic is now checking his sources to determine if a set of HEAD STUDS are available that could replace the torque to yield bolts. The studs (his preferred fasteners for heads on the race engines the builds) come from ARP.
When I began discussing this engine and its history with him last week I learned that he also uses head gaskets from Cometic.
The head bolts have been replaced with new ones each time the head was off.
I'm not really well versed on any possible automotive renditions of this engine that have been marketed here in the US.
In 2012 when the head was off, I dug around on the internet looking for info of potential parts sources and from what I could gather, this 1.6 engine was used in European marketed GM cars and derivatives, but I did not get any impression that it had been used in the US except for industrial and marine applications.
The cool response I got from our local engine parts warehouse did not sound like the engine was on their radar as a potential profit maker.
As engines come and go through the years, I doubt anyone will ever sigh and wistfully say " Now, that little GM 1.6 Vortec sure was a good engine."
Anyhow, this saga is still unfolding and I have no idea yet what fate awaits the old engine.
I will continue to update.