In a message dated 7/11/99 2:31:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ajhsys@aol.com
wrote:
<<< I don't have a B, but if I remember correctly the '64 would have the 3
main bearing engine. This could be a bargaining point, as it isn't as
durable as
the newer 5 main.
Then SpuriousV8@aol.com writes:
< I have had a 1964 MGB 3 main, for 8 years now, and run it just as hard as
I
run my V8, I have never had a problem aside from needing to be rebuilt
after
30 some odd years of driving the roads on the east coast. >
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There you go. Only 30 years and you had to rebuild the engine!
(Only kidding!) I knew that I would elicit comments if I said that the 3
main wasn't as durable as the 5 main. And since I don't have either, I am
not really qualified to state it anyway. My point was that BMC decided to
replace the engine in the B with 5 main bearings, so you would think
durability would be the reason. It makes a good bargaining point when buying
a car.
Change the oil and filter every 3K miles and your engine will last a long
time.
Allen Hefner
'77 Midget
'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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