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Offline johnr

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What is this interesting Engine?
« on: April 17, 2015, 03:23:28 PM »
Does anybody know anything about it?

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Re: What is this interesting Engine?
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2015, 03:32:18 PM »
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Re: What is this interesting Engine?
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2015, 03:33:40 PM »
Certainly looks like a 4 cyl. liquid cooled single OH cam (one on each bank) Italian engine.  Probably 2 valve.  Where did the picture come from?  I'd be interested in knowing what it's provenance is.  
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Re: What is this interesting Engine?
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2015, 03:43:19 PM »
I was faked out by the 4 exhausts, the german link shows the 2 cyl heads with cross valves, each with its own port.  But it is liquid cooled.
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Re: What is this interesting Engine?
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2015, 03:48:41 PM »
4v cylinder head with dual exhaust ports.

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Re: What is this interesting Engine?
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2015, 04:17:34 PM »
Quote from: youcanrunnaked on April 17, 2015, 03:32:18 PM
Clues:

http://www.v11sport.de/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5067

http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?action=printpage;topic=51983.0

http://www.guzziworld.ch/oldforum/thread.php?threadid=2490&sid=62ab1455f6e1477d646ec46a9787f479



Those links did indeed provide a clue, but as I neither speak nor read German that's about all.

What I have gleaned is that it is a Guzzi motor that has been developed into a water cooled unit with a new head/valve arrangement by some German crowd.

The photo came from a photography blog with no info attached.
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Re: What is this interesting Engine?
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2015, 05:55:44 PM »
I think I could put up with that John. ;D
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Re: What is this interesting Engine?
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2015, 06:23:17 PM »
John, try reading it in Google Chrome.  Right-click on the page and select "translate to English."

Admittedly, the translations aren't great, which is why I said the citations give only a clue, but it is better than nothing.
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