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Encyclopedia > Opel OHV engine

The Opel OHV family (also known as the Kadett engine after its most-famous application) is a pushrod straight-4 engine. It was developed by Opel of Germany and released in 1965. Versions were in use through 1984. Opel, originally and more correctly known as Adam Opel AG is an automobile maker in Germany. ... A pushrod or overhead valve ( OHV) type piston engine places the camshaft below the pistons and uses pushrods or rods to actuate lifters or tappets above the cylinder head to actuate the valves. ... The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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1.1

The first version of the engine was billed as a "1.0", though it technically displaced 1.1 L (1078 cc).


Applications:

1936 Opel Kadett The Opel Kadett was a compact-sized automobile from the German Opel company, which is part of General Motors’ European division, offered between 1937 and 1940, then from 1962 to 1990. ...

1.2

A 1.2 L (1196 cc) version was also produced. Bore was 79 mm and stroke was 61 mm.


Applications:

1936 Opel Kadett The Opel Kadett was a compact-sized automobile from the German Opel company, which is part of General Motors’ European division, offered between 1937 and 1940, then from 1962 to 1990. ... Categories: Opel vehicles | Automobile stubs ...

1.0

A smaller 1.0 L (993 cc) version was producedin 1973. Bore was reduced to 72 mm while stroke remained at 61 mm. 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ...


Applications:

1936 Opel Kadett The Opel Kadett was a compact-sized automobile from the German Opel company, which is part of General Motors’ European division, offered between 1937 and 1940, then from 1962 to 1990. ...

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  Results from FactBites:
 
Opel Kadett - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (811 words)
The new Opel OHV engine was available as 1.0 with 40 hp and as 1.0 S with 48 hp.
The Opel Kadett B was sold from 1966 to 1973, with two- and four-door sedans, a three-door station wagon, and two coupés (regular and fastback, or Coupé F).
It also introduced the Family II engine design with an single overhead camshaft, aluminium alloy cylinder head, hydraulic valve lifters, with capacities of 1300 and 1600 cc, and had a unique transaxle design which allowed the clutch to be replaced without removing the transmission unit.
Opel: Information From Answers.com (564 words)
Opel models are also sold under other GM brand names, such as Vauxhall in the UK, Holden in Australasia, and Chevrolet in Latin America.
Opels appeared under their own name in the US in the late Sixties, when they were sold through Buick dealers as captive imports.
The Opel name largely disappeared from the UK in 1981 after Vauxhall and Opel dealerships were merged, with only the Manta being sold as an Opel, until it was discontinued in 1988.
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