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| How to tell 1 litre from 1.3 litre engine? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 1 2013, 09:18 PM (1,200 Views) | |
| bonehead | Feb 1 2013, 09:18 PM Post #1 |
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Hey Y'all, I love Geo Metros and have had 3 (so far). I was looking to get another low milage one and found a 89 Firefly with only 120000 kms. I haven't seen it yet but the guy who owns it doesn't know the engine size. How can one tell the difference? |
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| lelio | Feb 1 2013, 09:20 PM Post #2 |
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its very easy a 3 cyl only has 3 plugs right in the front , 1.3 takes up a lot more space under the hood |
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| Stiffchezze | Feb 1 2013, 09:24 PM Post #3 |
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Welcome! ![]() The extra cylinder is a pretty good give away!
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| dwarren | Feb 1 2013, 09:48 PM Post #4 |
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Welcome, bonehead!! You guys say "y'all" in Vancouver, "eh"?
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| Hanuman | Feb 1 2013, 10:57 PM Post #5 |
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"The Almighty Grounds Cleaner"
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look for that 4th cyllinder....if its there, and you have 4 plug wires (plus a 5th in the middle) and the engine seems kinda long........then you probaly have a 4 cylinder. you can also count the connections on both the intake and exhaust manifold......if they both have 4.....then its a 4 cylinder. maby we can get this thread "pinned" for future referance. lol |
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| bonehead | Feb 1 2013, 11:05 PM Post #6 |
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Thanx, I didn't know the 1.3 was a four cylinder. |
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| me2 | Feb 1 2013, 11:53 PM Post #7 |
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Hey, at some point in the past every single person here did not know that. -Although Geo Glenn may have traveled back in time to save Metros. He knows too much... Welcome to Metro world |
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| Stiffchezze | Feb 1 2013, 11:55 PM Post #8 |
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Sir Metrologist
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![]() And we all manage to get a timing belt a tooth off from time to time too!
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| Tinker1980 | Feb 2 2013, 12:01 AM Post #9 |
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I'm probably wrong here, never having seen one in the US, but shouldn't a 1989 Firefly only come with the 3 cylinder? |
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| lelio | Feb 2 2013, 12:18 AM Post #10 |
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Lelio
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yeah they did , some had turbos in canda i think
Edited by lelio, Feb 2 2013, 12:18 AM.
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| Good bye | Feb 2 2013, 02:01 AM Post #11 |
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T-3![]() Mint 1.0 ![]() 1.3 DOHC 16 valve ![]() 1.3 SOHC 8 valve ![]() 1.6 SOHC 16 valve- 1.3 SOHC 16 valve similar
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| Coche Blanco | Feb 2 2013, 11:46 AM Post #12 |
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Troll Certified
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| Murf 59 | Feb 2 2013, 12:10 PM Post #13 |
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+1
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| t3ragtop | Feb 2 2013, 01:29 PM Post #14 |
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Turbo3 and Twincam Tweaker
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nothing can be as descriptive as a picture.
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