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Subject:Re: Riviera vs. Westy
From:Dennis Haynes
Date:Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:55:40 -0500

Stroked cranks and 104mm cylinder sets could bring these engines to 2.4L.

Dennis

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Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 2:30 PM
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Subject: Re: Riviera vs Westy

On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 7:39 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> Oh boy! Oversize piston cylinder set. Should be able to melt it in half
the
> normal time. Well maybe not melt it but those cylinder walls flex easy
> making for head seal problems and can burn past the rings real easy.
>
> Dennis
>

Heh heh.

I'd be curious who did the rebuild though.

i.e. is there a Raby 2.2 "Camper Special" type engine? Did Boston Bob
ever build such a beast?

Neil.

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