[DeTomaso] Aluminum Cleveland Block

[Thomas Tornblom]

LS skrev:
> Thanks for clarifying, I've always heard the 221-260-298-351w engines referred to as "Windsor"...I guess as a convenient term.
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> From: "MikeLDrew at aol.com" <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
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> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Aluminum Cleveland Block
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> In a message dated 9/25/08 8 31 46, lashdeep at yahoo.com writes:
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> Aren't all 221-260-289-302-351 considered Windsor variants?
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>>>> Sort of, but not really.  The 221-260-289-302 all share the same block.  The 351W uses a totally different block and is what is normally referred to as a "Windsor" (although the previous generation motor was also cast at Windsor, Ontario I believe).  
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> If not, is this a new designation that has been changed recently?
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>>>> Nope.  BTW the only reason the 351W is referred to as such, is because it was produced at the same time as the totally different 351C.

OTOH the 302C (yes, 302 Cleveland) was produced at the same time as the 
302, although one (302C) only in Australia. I'm not sure if there were 
any ordinary 302"s (Windsors) make in Australia at the time.

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