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Re: Gas Tank

To: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Subject: Re: Gas Tank
From: "Mark A. Bunce" <bunce@alma.edu>
Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1998 11:42:02 -0400
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
References: <l03130300b1205fabf6c1@[192.101.250.153]>
>Mark,
>Thanks for the data on the Spit.  The engine is from a Late medel MG
>Midget.  I know because my spit had one when I first got it.  I still
>have the block if you need another.
>
>Joe
>
>Mark A. Bunce wrote:
>>
>> Fellow listers,
>> Can you repair a gas tank from a 1976 1500 Spit that has numerous
>> holes in the bottom by using a tank sealant kit? If not what do they
>> cost and are they available.
>>
>> For Joe:
>>
>> 1976 1500 Spitfire
>> built Aug. 1976
>> Paint 82
>> Trim 74
>> Comm. FM 50093U
>> Engine FP 32851UE  (This number doesn't appear in my ref. books, but I
>> checked it
>> twice)
>>
>> Mark Bunce
>> 1970 Mk III Spitfire
>> 1976 Spitfire 1500
>> St. Louis,MI
>
>--
>"Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible
> to travel across the country coast to coast without seeing
> anything." -- Charles Kuralt
Joe,
Is there any problems using this engine i.e. parts availablity.
I am going to use this for a daily driver and will I have to use
MG parts or are the blocks the same as Triumphs? Also how
can I find out what year block this is.


Mark Bunce
1970 Mk III Spitfire
1976 Spitfire 1500
St. Louis,MI



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