At 09:39 pm 24/12/96 -0500, SOUTHTUC@aol.com wrote:
>I have a question for someone who has a better grasp of MG production
data
>then I do. Over the weekend I went out and picked up what I was led
to
>believe was the original engine for my 1970 MGB. I bought the car
three
>years ago without the drive train and replaced it with a 72 engine and
>transmission. I though it would be great if I could get my hands on
the
>original, but now I have my doubts that thats what I got. After
scraping off
>a dozen years of dirt and rust I found the following engine number, 18G
RWE
>H25916. It doesn't match up with MG's production numbers for the 70
model
>year. The guy swears it the engine he pulled out of my car and I'm sure
he
>did. The blocks in good shape and I intend to go ahead and rebuild it
this
>winter, but I'd really like to know what I'm starting with. Any help
would
>be appreciated.
Have a look at
<italic>http://reality.sgi.com/employees/rck/mg/mgb-production.html</italic>
for production and engine number data.
regards (85 degrees F here)
Graham
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