CVH head problems

[tree]

would a 1.6 mk3 escort cvh head fit onto a 1.8 serria block?

[Deltafox]

It may do as long as its the cvh sierra block.

Cannot be sure though as ive never tried it!
I presume the stroke is larger on the 1.8 so it may just bolt on.
If it wont cost you anything to try it, have a go, or get a 1.8 head gasket and drop it on the 1.6 block to see if it all lines up.

[tr7v8]

Pretty sure it won't, the 1.8 is a totally different engine to the rest of the CVH's as it's based on the Yank CVH.

[Justin S]

as above the head as I believe will not fit.The 1800cc is a solid lifter engine and the 1600cc is a hydraulic.The ports I believe are different,so the manifolds won't fit.There must be plenty of 1800cc's in scrappies,I know a work colleague picked up a head with carb and a few other bits fot £20 on ebay

[tree]

i am 100% sure tue inlet and exhaust manifolds fit as i am using the original mechanicle injection on a diffrent 1.8 in my mk3 escort cab turbo

[Justin S]

strange that,as a mate who enquired at his /our local ford dealership,they said it was a totally diferent inlet gasket,as he was looking for some downdraught carbs on a 1600cc head and that put him off.

tree said:

i am 100% sure tue inlet and exhaust manifolds fit as i am using the original mechanicle injection on a diffrent 1.8 in my mk3 escort cab turbo

[tree]

i dont no what to say to you about that tnen m8 bt then again are ford gararge is usless thay told me the 1.8 wouldent even fit in my escort bt it fittid in exacly the same even the bolt holes are there bt as i like proving people wrong i went ahed and fittid it bt after a bit (3 days) it dident seme quick nomore so i reefitid the mechanical injection and fittid a garret T3 turbo on a turbo technics manifold for a s2 escort it only runs at 10 psi and i have a roling rd report for 210 bhp at the wheels i take it to santapod on most rwub days and take it down yhe strip n it beets most escorts and feistas

[grahambell]

Justin S said:

strange that,as a mate who enquired at his /our local ford dealership,they said it was a totally diferent inlet gasket,as he was looking for some downdraught carbs on a 1600cc head and that put him off. tree said: i am 100% sure tue inlet and exhaust manifolds fit as i am using the original mechanicle injection on a diffrent 1.8 in my mk3 escort cab turbo

CVH carb and injection heads are different. Injection heads have a 'cut out' at the top of the inlet ports to cater for the injectors, so that might be what the dealership meant.

[tree]

Yes that is rite the injection ports are egg shaped where as the carbd ones are round