In a message dated 97-12-01 04:20:52 EST, you write:
> Does anyone know the significance of the "L" or "B" that is cast into
> the left rear corner outside the valve cover of the MGB head? It is
> opposite the "18" cast into the other corner. I have a 72 BGT with an
> "L" head that is warped and my only spare has the "B" designation cast
> into it. Are they interchangeable? The rocker shaft assemblies are
> compatible, hence the oil galley for the rear pedestal is in the same
> location. The "L" head does not have the engine id plate attached, it
> was removed by the PO so I cannot identify its proper vintage. Both
> heads were originally fitted with smog pumps but the "L" head has double
> valve springs while the "B" head does not. Guess what I really need to
> know is the exchangability of these heads.
> Frank Krajewski "RI Swamp Yankee"
>
The Moss catalog has a little write-up about head interchangeability.
I need a new cylinder head myself.
Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
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