Remember Matthew, it was Specialised engines themselves that told you the engine needed a rebuild after 30K miles but didn't we think they were just trying to sell you another one. I've still got the engine, took the head off and couldn't actually see much wrong with it other than some leaking gaskets. I think the rest of the problems were down to the carb, it was a long time ago though.

Jim


On 07/01/2012 13:49, Matthew Wastell wrote:
It sounds like it could be a specialised engineering engine. Quantum used them 
as a supplier for a while. I had one from them as well as the worst customer 
service I've ever had from a company.

The engine needed a rebuild after 30k miles!

Matthew





On 7 Jan 2012, at 12:30, "Susan and Martin 
Scott"<susanandmar...@corringham99.free-online.co.uk>  wrote:

Dave,
   I have a Ford Technical Data book which may give some answers if you can 
tell me the engine number. According to the book, for CVH is should be either 
on one of 2 flat areas on the top of the block on the exhaust side either near 
the front or back, or stamped into the front of the block near where the 
alternator tensioner bracket fits.
Martin
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Subject: [Quantum Owners] My Mystery CVH


Morning All,

Just taken the head off the CVH from my latest acquisition and the
mystery deepens. As you will recall, the previous owner thought it was
a 2.0 and knew it had some fancy bits fitted, but wasn't sure of the
details. Well, I had to have a look didn't I...?

Bore is 83mm, Stroke is 88mm, which, I believe, is the same as the
1905cc American engine. However, it has the 81SM6090 Head (with the
Cross-Hatching that is supposedly so desirable), and the block seems
to be the 1.6 height, not the 1.8, as the 1.6 cam belt cover fits,
which it doesn't on the Sierra block. "E8EE", "AA" and "9E25" are cast
into the block.

Pistons are 'Hemi' type, with large cutouts cast in them for valves
"3019P", "9-6" and "0.75mm" marked in the crowns. The head appears to
have 43mm inlet valves fitted. Haven't taken the valves out, so can't
accurately measure them, but they aren't 42 (standard) or 45mm. Might
be 42.6 or might be 43.5. Ports look to have been modified, and the
cam is a Piper BP285.

Was running a Weber DFT carb and a 4-2-1 manifold into a standard
exhaust. Unfortunately, I never actually drove the thing as it was out
of MoT. Was misfiring badly, but turned out to have a u/s plug lead
and a cracked coil terminal, so that should be easy to fix.

Anyway, I'm interested to hear any ideas as to the origin of the
engine, as I'm going to need some spares for it. At a minimum, I need
a head gasket set and stretch bolts. Plan at the moment is a de-coke
and re-assembly, ready to go into the 2+2, either using the Weber, or
a set of R6 bike carbs that came with it.

So, if any of you can provide any information, based on the above,
I'll be very grateful.

Thanks,

Dave.

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