> I recently purchased rebuilt 1800 MGB engine from area British Car Repair
> Shop. When I was loading the engine I notice number plate was missing.
> The owner of the shop said sometimes number plate melts when engine is
> sent out for cleaning!? I don't know if right or wrong! I need to order
> some parts and now question what engine it is since different numbers
> have different parts. Owner said all parts are interchangable but now I
> am confused!!
> Need to replace fromt engine plate to use late model engine mounts and
> don't know what gaskets to buy.
> JIM
> 77MGB
> taxhelp1@juno.com
>
Jim,
If you know enough about the origins of your particular engine, you
can probably piece together all of the information on the engine
plate except for the actual sequential part of the serial number.
What year car did the engine come out of? Did that car have
overdrive? Etc, Etc.
The parts are not interchangeable throughout all years, but if you
can narrow it down to a five-main or three-main block, that's half
the battle.
Scott
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