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Re: Engine ID , New spit in the stable!

To: gfaber <gfaber@fast.net>
Subject: Re: Engine ID , New spit in the stable!
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2001 11:19:41 -0700
gfaber wrote:
> 
> Hello fellow listers,
> 
> Im a full time lurker, just took delivery my second spitfire, a 72, I
> use my 80 as a daily driver, Im so into this car
> I don't want to take it off the road to work on it , so I bought another
> one,  I figure I can keep one on the road while
> the other receives TLC.  Damn spit fever I guess!
>    The motor on this car was a basket case,  came in boxes, Im missing
> the cam , timing sprocket and covers, lots
> of small misc. parts,  Block appears sound, Head is off and looks good,
> I was hoping  it had a 1300 motor but
> I believe it's a 1500,   serial # on the block is FP4096UE   any help
> identifying this one?   also I could probably use
> a donor engine to make up the missing parts,  if anyone  has a bad
> motor  that I could use for parts, let me know
> Happy Motoring
> Cheers
> Gerry


Gerry,
Congratulations, you are the proud (or not) owner of a MG Midget 1500 engine.

But unless you have an aversion to putting an MG engine in a Spitfire, it is 
physically the same as a Spitfire 1500.

Joe

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