Originally Posted by
Lotz-A-Landies
Thanks Bob
The issue is all about the Command recon SIIs issued to the Army, there is a furphy (which may or may not be true) that some CR were fitted with the 2 litre engines. So far we have no evidence of any Army CR having a 2 litre and as all CR are 1959 and have engines in the 109" sequence* we are assuming all were 2 1/4 litre.
Even ARN 107-671 which was the 1958 trials 88" (chassis # 142800001) was fitted with an engine (151800031) in the 109" engine number sequence.
Parts Catalogue (Series II and IIA Part No 605957 Dec 1968) state that Chassis numbers starting 1419, 1429, 1439, 1449 and 1459 in 88" vehicles as the changeover. Have not listed the 109 chassis numbers.
All 1958 109" engine numbers from 15180001 onwards should be 2 1/4 engine as that was when it was introduced - according to the Parts Catalogue above.
What we are interested in is to check that the "knowns" about the 1418 sequence engines being 2 litre is true in the real world.
Diana
* From 1951 up to 1959 Series II engines within a RHD wheelbase/model irrespective of assembly location were fitted with a engine stamped in the RHD Home Market sequence of the same model (until all serials in that sequence were used up then they went to the next sequence -> Export -> CKD etc. )
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