Re: alfa-digest V8 #169 - Monosleeve Liners?

[AlfaNeely@domain.elided]

In a message dated 10/25/2001 4:36:06 PM Central Daylight Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:

> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 12:07:07 -0600
> From: "Mitch Wolberg" <wm12@domain.elided>
> Subject: Monosleeve Liners?
> 
> Not that I'm planning any wild mod's to my cars but what are monosleeve
> liners? I would guess that they're milled from a solid block and the
> standard liners are made from a curved piece of steel with a seam.
> 
> Mitch Wolberg,
> Denver, CO
> 69 Berlina
> 69 Spider Jr.
> 

       I remember seeing a photo of a monoblock years ago.  I believe the 
term was a monoblock rather than a monosleeve.  I have no idea what book it 
was in.  It seems to have been for a 1300 cc boat racing Alfa engine.
       All four liners were cast as a unit.  The unit slipped into the normal 
Alfa block.  I guess the theory was that when an engine was highly stressed, 
the liners would potentially move around less relative to each other if they 
were made as a unit.
       At least that is the way I remember it.



Ciao,
Russ Neely
Oklahoma City

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