Hi Linda,
I bought a 1275 Short block engine once that had been in a Midget that
turned over in a wreck and caught fire. I didn't know that whe I bought it!
Got hot enough to melt the rod and main bearing material and it ran down the
oil galleys and soldered up the rocker arms on the shaft!!! Also melted the
cam retainer plate surface. Boy! Does that ever make an interesting noise!
Replaced all that stuff from the wrecking yard new stock and drove it over
100 k miles before I did another rebuild. Rebuilt it and drove it over 200
k before retiring it! Other than the melted bearing stuff, the fire didn't
hurt any other mechanicals in the engine
Later, Paul A
----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda Grunthaner" <grunthaner@gmail.com>
To: "Spridget list" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 6:18 AM
Subject: [Spridgets] What size engine is in a 74 Midget?
> List,
>
> What size engine is in a 74 Midget? I thought it was a 1500 but is it
really
> a 1275? I'm looking at one this week because the owner offered the engine
> and trans for $275. But the LBC was in a fire what should I ask regarding
> the condition of this engine if it will fit my 58?
>
> Lin
>
>
>
> PS I took a quick peek on wiki and found this:
>
>
>
> MG Midget MkIII (1966-1974)
>
>
>
> The engine now grew to 1275 cc using the development seen on the
> Mini<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini>-Cooper
> 'S'. However, enthusiasts were disappointed that this was a
> de-tuned<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine_tuning>version of the
> Cooper 'S' engine, giving only 65 hp (48 kW) at 6000 rpm and
> 72 lbf7ft (98 Nm) at 3000 rpm. The Midget used the 12G940 cylinder head
> casting that was common to other BMC 1300 cars, whereas the Cooper 'S' had
a
> special head with extra-large valves: however, these valves caused many
'S'
> heads to fail through cracking between the valve seats.
>
> The hood was now permanently attached to the car, with an improved
mechanism
> making it much easier to use. There were minor changes to the body in 1969
> with the sills painted black and a revised black grille. Rubery Owen
> 'Rostyle' wheels were standardised but wire spoked ones remained an
option.
> The square shaped rear wheel arches became rounded in January 1972. Also
in
> this year, a Triumph steering rack was fitted, giving a gearing that was
> somewhat lower than earlier Midgets. A second exhaust silencer was also
> added in 1972.
> 22,415 were made between 1966 and the 1969 face lift, and a further 77,831
> up to
1974.[4]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MG_Midget#cite_note-AZ1945-70-3>
>
>
> MG Midget 1500 (1974-1980)
>
> In order to meet US federal regulations, large black plastic bumpers
> (usually called rubber bumpers, despite not actually being rubber) were
> added to the front and rear and the ride height was increased. The
A-Series
> engine was dropped to be replaced by the 1493 cc unit from the Triumph
> Spitfire <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_Spitfire> and a modified
> Morris
> Marina <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Marina> gearbox with
synchromesh
> on all four gears. The round rear wheel arches were now square again to
> increase the body
> strength.[5]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MG_Midget#cite_note-4>The
> last car was made on December
> 7 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_7>,
> 1979<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979>,
> after 73,899[6]
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MG_Midget#cite_note-AZ1945-5>of the last
> version had been made. There was no Austin-Healey Sprite
> equivalent. However, there was a limited number of cars produced in 1980
of
> the MG Midget.
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