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Re: Sprite Engine Questions.

To: "Bill Miller" <millerb@netusa1.net>
Subject: Re: Sprite Engine Questions.
From: "William Schickling" <bugeye@twcny.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 1999 21:13:42 -0400
Cc: "Sprite Mailing List" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Reply-to: "William Schickling" <bugeye@twcny.rr.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
Bill

The 9CG  means 9 - 948 C - Austin Healey G - MG  That's all I know. From
that it would have to be for a MKII Sprite or Mark I Midget. I have a Bugeye
and an early MKII  (AN6L722) Sprite  Both have tach drive generators though.

Bill Schickling


-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Miller <millerb@netusa1.net>
To: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, June 06, 1999 8:28 PM
Subject: Sprite Engine Questions.


>I'm confused.  Nothing new, like normal.  I have just picked up a engine.
>It's number is:
>9CG-U-H 2640
>
>Now comes the confusing part.  My manuals say that the 9CG engines were
>introduced for the Mark II Sprites only.  It also states that the "U" was
>only used on the Mark I sprites only.  So is this engine out of a Mark I or
>a Mark II?  Some other items that would suggest a later MKII is the
>generator does not have the tach connection and it has the "breather" that
>my earlier MKII does not have.
>
>What say you, oh wise ones, what do I have in my garage.  (I know it really
>doesn't matter, but I am curious!)
>
>Bill Miller
>61 AH Sprite MKII
>78 Triumph Spitfire 1500
>
>


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