Fear not, the Metro came with the BMC "B" series engine, not the "A".
At 1500cc displacement, it's the same unit as in the MGA. The 1500
engine dropped into the midgets in '75 was the triumph Spitfire unit
(shudder). I was just talking with Fisher Jones about The Metro thing
yesterday. A Datsun J series motor is a direct bolt in swap, being a
licensed BMC B engine.
-Marc
On Jan 14, 2005, at 8:03 PM, Bobby Rees wrote:
> Take the 1500 to a shop, NOW!! The Nash originally came with the A
> series engine, you
> have the later British Leyland engine. The 1500 was put in the Midgets
> starting in 1975,
> and they had a bad habit of dropping the thrust washers. When that
> happens, the crank
> "floats" while it destroys itself. A replacement crank can be found,
> but they are often
> quite expensive.
> How you prevent this from happening is to pin the thrust washers, so
> that they can't
> fall. Your best bet would be a 1275, but since you already have this
> engine, just beef
> it up a bit, so it will last. A 1275 is like the small block Chevy,
> hot rod parts are
> easier and cheaper to get and build up what small amount of horsepower
> you can squeeze
> out of it, around 125 hp max. The 1500, like a Ford motor, can be made
> to run hot, if
> you throw enough money at it. My two pence.
>
> Brad
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