Engine A or B fronty

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Engine A or B fronty by nightowl on Sun Feb 22, 2009 5:03 pm
HELP ! Im a newbie and having problem deciding if my fronty is an A OR B you see i have the dreaded M.O.T DUE SOON AND MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED ( BET YOUE ALL SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT EH!) so need to get new one My fronty is a Transglobe 2.2 petrol S38 MFC Engine number 250******
and the chasi number is SED 54********* have seen the new type manifold made of tubeing made by wizrdofoz frontera club member and it looks good have found A New cast one on E BAY for £90 deliverd but cant work out if it will fit mine or not and which is best to get if i go 2nd hand then very likely find same crack lol
CAN ANYONE HELP ME FIGURE THIS OUT PLEASE , CONFUSED NEWBIE IN CORNWALL .



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Re: Engine A or B fronty by tws7501968 on Sun Feb 22, 2009 5:32 pm
If you have a lever for 4wd, it's an A. If you press a button, it's a B.
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Re: Engine A or B fronty by nightowl on Sun Feb 22, 2009 6:15 pm
hi thanks for that mine has gear lever for 4 wheel drive not button so mines an a series that was simple DOH! you can tell im a newbie eh still if you dont ask you dont know lol ta alan
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Re: Engine A or B fronty by Drift on Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:41 pm
Yours is a late A series :wink:
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Re: Engine A or B fronty by Road Hog on Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:59 pm
Did you see THIS THREAD ??
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Re: Engine A or B fronty by bobbinsjob on Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:02 pm
plus there is no "Transglobe" B series
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Re: Engine A or B fronty by 99RS on Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:36 am
a transgobble would make it an "A".
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Re: Engine A or B fronty by Sir-Doris on Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:20 pm
If you are buying a manifold from ebay then you need the one WITHOUT the extra holes.
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Re: Engine A or B fronty by nightowl on Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:38 pm
thanks for the advice on manifold sir doris that is what the guy on e bay emailed me and said aswell . ta should be here next week have already fitted new exhaust right through except the cat fingers crossed that bits ok lol.
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Re: Engine A or B fronty by chrissy boy on Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:46 pm
hi just changed my l reg fronty for an 98 transglobe is it an safe engine if cambelt breaks thx chris
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Re: Engine A or B fronty by Krusher on Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:53 pm
Hi mate
the models such as yours doesnt have the safe engine. :wink:
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Re: Engine A or B fronty by Road Hog on Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:57 pm
It is an interference engine,timing belt changes are important see ..... viewtopic.php?f=2&t=24314 :wink: :offtopic:
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Re: Engine A or B fronty by chrissy boy on Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:00 am
k thx ill replace the cambelt then
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