Bob- Thanks for your Input . The owner of the engine claims it is from a 67
Mark 5 Sunbeam Alpine (what ever that is) and brought down from Canada.
Says it's a 5 main bearing engine with aluminum head and has a P16 oil
filter The letter H and 4 were also found stamped near the serial number.
He also states it has a generator which is confusing. I thought by 67 Rootes
cars had alternators.
And as you haven't been to the south, come on down to the SOS ROUNDUP
Cool Cat Eddie ,1 S3 GT,3 S4's, 2 S5's, 2 MK1 Tigers
Deep South Rep TE/AE
-----Original Message-----
From: RobCarpent(at)aol.com <RobCarpent(at)aol.com>
To: eee1(at)snowhill.com <eee1(at)snowhill.com>
Cc: alpines(at)autox.team.net <alpines(at)autox.team.net>
Date: Saturday, July 17, 1999 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: Engine Question Help me
>Ed Esslinger wrote:
>
><< I'm Still looking for help on this, Is there anyone who knows???
> --- What Sunbeam had this engine series ??? S/N 1981100 EE 9-11-67--- I
> think it's a 1725cc
> Cool Cat Eddie ,1 S3 GT,3 S4's, 2 S5's, 2 MK1 Tigers
> Deep South Rep TE/AE >>
>
>Ed
>I only know what I read. You can judge for yourself... but.....
>
>According to the SAOC 1999 Members Handbook the Hillman Minx III had an
>engine with a 7 digit serial number beginning with 19 [i.e. A
19 - - - - -].
>The handbook does not list any other Rootes engine beginning with 19 except
>for some beginning 190 and having 9 digits in the number.
>
>This engine was a type "B" block which is described as: "...first used in
Feb
>'58.... with an iron head....An aluminium ally head was used by Rootes for
>the first time when the Alpine was introduced using this block. A 3"
>(76.2mm) stroke crank (at)/7 as used in block 'A', now giving 1494cc (91.2
c.i.).
>
>Looks like same as a Series I engine block but not originally installed in
an
>Alpine since the Series I engine had s/n B90 [7 digits].
>
>Rob Carpenter
>
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