Sounds like a phone cal to BMIHT to me! Anyone have the number?
Dave
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eng. 9C-U-H 17604
Frank Clarici wrote:
> This guy emailed me with this question.
> I'm stumped.
>
> Hello
> I hope you can help me. My name is Martin Johnson. I am the proud new
> owner of a 1959 Sprite. It's a basket case, but its relatively rust
> free and very straight and solid for a car that's been parked in a field
> since 1970. I plan to do a frame-off restoration on it. I have done
> this before with good results on three English cars, and two American
> cars. Anyway, here's my problem: The engine code doesn't match
> anything for a Sprite or MG in the resources I've accumulated. The
> alpha-numeric engine code is: MPJM H 1075. Have you any idea what
> engine series that is? Visually, it appears to be a 948. It has an
> AUSTIN nameplate on the valve cover, it has a 948cc-style mechanical
> fuel pump, There are no carbs, but the intake is 1 ¼ with a heat shield
> ala 1048. Ideally, I'd like to know what it is before I start taking it
> apart and measuring the pistons and the crank, and comparing data.
> There's got to be a smart way to do this before tear-down operations
> commence. Thanks in advance!
>
> Date:
> Wed, 29 Sep 1999 16:02:48 -0700
> From:
> Martin Johnson <MJohnson@cfworks.com>
> --
> Frank
> "Drive it Like You Stole it"
> http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut/
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