New Type4 casings in South Africa / Nicasil Cylinders
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Re: New Type4 casings in South Africa / Nicasil Cylinders
dont worry about the sulphur in fuel, at the moment its limited to 0.5% and next year, automotive fuel is dropping to 0.1%, with further decreases in either 2012 or 2015. A few years ago, the limit was 4.5%.
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Re: New Type4 casings in South Africa / Nicasil Cylinders
"There seems to be some confusion, about whether the ceramet (i.e. ceramic) coating is called Nicasil or Nikasil! I think L. N. Engineering, use the spelling Nikasil, but the text books and magazines to which I have referred, speak of Nicasil." (Posting on previous page).
Nikasil (with a "k") cylinders as used by Porsche on the 917 flat 12 around 1971, and on 911 6-cylinder models from 1974, 2.7l and later models, are:
Nikasil- (nickel-silicon carbide) layer that is electrolytically deposited inside an aluminium cylinder.
Source: The Porsche 911 story by Paul Frere.
Nikasil (with a "k") cylinders as used by Porsche on the 917 flat 12 around 1971, and on 911 6-cylinder models from 1974, 2.7l and later models, are:
Nikasil- (nickel-silicon carbide) layer that is electrolytically deposited inside an aluminium cylinder.
Source: The Porsche 911 story by Paul Frere.
Staying Aircooled is so much nicer.
Do'nt assume anything- (While doing fault-finding).
Do'nt assume anything- (While doing fault-finding).