- 1. Engine number mystery (score: 1)
- Author: "Mark Campbell" <spitfire@shelby.net>
- Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 20:02:06 -0500
- Does engine number FC34394HE sound like the correct engine for a 1970 1300cc Mk. III spitfire?
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00500.html (6,689 bytes)
- 2. Re: Engine number mystery (score: 1)
- Author: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
- Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 17:48:35 -0800
- What you have there is a Mk1 1147cc engine. The Mk3 engines all start with FD (or FE for very late Mk3's) Regards, Joe Curry -- "If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort." -- Dave Weinbau
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00501.html (6,960 bytes)
- 3. Re: Engine number mystery (score: 1)
- Author: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
- Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 17:56:20 -0800
- Let me correct my last message before someone else does. The US Mk3 engines apparently were all marked FE. The FD ones were for home market production. But you still have a Mk engine. Joe -- "If you
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00504.html (7,014 bytes)
- 4. Re: Engine number mystery (score: 1)
- Author: "Mark Campbell" <spitfire@shelby.net>
- Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 21:07:19 -0500
- Damn, I thought so... Well, new question: Would it be better to rebuild this engine (1147cc) or have a 1500cc engine (I have 2) rebuilt and transplanted into my car? I'm looking for driveablility not
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00505.html (7,741 bytes)
- 5. RE: Engine number mystery (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Miller" <millerb@netusa1.net>
- Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 23:03:33 -0500
- Joe's quick on this stuff! I found a list that I think is very valuable on prefixes on the triumph UK site. The address is: http://club.triumph.org.uk/prefix1.htm It lists all the Triumph prefixes. I
- /html/spitfires/1998-11/msg00507.html (7,355 bytes)
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