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RE: Original Intended Life Span of a Type A

To: <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: RE: Original Intended Life Span of a Type A
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 00:02:01 -0500
Kirk,
My 1974 Midget with a 1275 currently has 103,000 on the odometer.  No oil
smoke out of the exhaust & only about 5 drops of oil hit the concrete each
week.  Oil pressure is still 60PSI under load and 35PSI at idle.  Seems
pretty stout to me.

Tad
69 MGC GT
74-1/2 RWA Midget


Kirk wrote:
"My sense is, after reading all of your helpful emails is that - the A
engines
were cast as strong as just about any other engine and for that matter, if
well maintained could  go a good 100k miles before there is significant wear
between the rings and the cylinder walls?  Most likely the same quality in
casting that would also be found on the bigger Healeys. . . .? "





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