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Re: Need help to identify this motor (Please!)

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Subject: Re: Need help to identify this motor (Please!)
From: "Paul Asgeirsson" <pasgeirsson@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 11:50:02 -0800
Cc: <kmclemore@hotmail.com>
Delivered-to: mharc@demo.fatchancegarage.com
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Reply-to: "Paul Asgeirsson" <pasgeirsson@worldnet.att.net>
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Thgis is the type of labeling that gold/silver seal rebuilt engines used.
If it's for the GPO, it likely has the low low compression pistons!  Runs on
wood chips and water!

Paul A

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin McLemore" <kmclemore@hotmail.com>
To: <morrisminors@smartgroups.com>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>;
<morris@autox.team.net>
Cc: <kmclemore@hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 11:14 AM
Subject: Need help to identify this motor (Please!)


> Hi, gang -
>
> I recently was able to buy a *brand new* (NOS) BMC A-Series engine - it
had
> been sitting for many years in the corner of a race-builder's shop.  He's
an
> old friend of mine, and he and had planned to use this mill for a race
> engine but never got around to it, but now that he's retiring, he's
clearing
> out all his stuff.
>
> The Engine Number is 8G150-RS54795, and on top is a 12G295 head. The bores
> match that of a standard 1098cc BMC (it has the familiar "1100" tag
riveted
> on the side), and it has 2" mains like a "10CC" motor. The fuel pump
flange
> has never been drilled through, and it has one mounting stud installed on
> that flange, presumably for securing the tappet cover's vent tube, as on
> Morris Minors.
>
> Strangely, the block has unusually thick (high) flanges on the sump
mounting
> area (about 3/8-1/2" high), and another odd thing is that the head does
not
> have any recesses in-between the ports (the 'pockets' that are usually
found
> above and below/ in-between each port are missing).. instead, the head has
a
> very wide, flat gasket surface area covering the entire exhaust/ intake
side
> of the head.
>
> I have *no* idea what this engine is.  The "8G" engine number would lead
me
> to believe it's an 850, but the bores are too big and the tag says 1100.
>
> I'm stumped.
>
> Can anyone tell me identify this motor?  Is it possibly an 1100cc BMC GPO
> motor?  Or a BMC marine engine?  Help! (please?)
>
> Cheers,
> Kevin McLemore
>
>
>
>
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