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(Message started by: button on Aug 20^th, 2006, 2:12pm)

Title: pre production cosworth 24v
Post by button on Aug 20^th, 2006, 2:12pm

Does anyone have any information about the pre production cosworth engines produced by burton and cosworth? i have purchased a cos 24v with carb, dissy on a belt drive with different rocker tops and non hydraulic tappets, would like to know some history about this engine?

many thanks

Title: Re: pre production cosworth 24v
Post by Highlander on Aug 20^th, 2006, 11:21pm

Is it a pre 95 Granada you have??

Title: Re: pre production cosworth 24v
Post by howiedintheplace on Aug 21^st, 2006, 9:47am

Yours maybe a Brian Hart engine.

That's the guy who orginally came up with the 24V engine in around 1987.

Cosworth bought the idea from him then Ford/Cosworth made it into what was fitted to the Granada in 1991.

Can you send me some pictures then I might be able to tell you more.

There is also a 24V Essex so are you sure it's a Cologne based engine?

Title: Re: pre production cosworth 24v
Post by button on Sep 3^rd, 2006, 9:28pm

thanks for the info, i spoke to a chap who said it was a Brian Hart engine, it was one of ten castings made before cosworth and ford bought the design. I have removed the sump only to find a crank web weight and bits of piston, so looks like a rebuild! just goes to show that an engine that revs to about 7500-8000 rpm and sounds sweet as a nut can still have nasty surprises!! :-/

Title: Re: pre production cosworth 24v
Post by howiedintheplace on Sep 3^rd, 2006, 11:18pm

;D I thought so, must be the last one around.

Don't forget to send me some pictures of the rebuild ;) Please ;D

Dave.