What's the difference between works and factory? I know that in the era,
British Leyland would provide race motors to some teams that they produced,
ready to run, fully race ready. That's what I meant by "factory". If this
motor was originally run by the official "Works" team, that is British
Leyland themselves, then it would be a neat motor to have indeed...
Brian
At 08:48 AM 8/3/99 -0400, you wrote:
>The numbering suggests a Works, not a factory motor. Geoff said that the XSP
>designation on the engines produced by Donald's race efforts. Most engines
>were prepared by Eddie maher of Morris.
>
>WST
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
>To: Haynes, Mark <mhaynes@ball.com>
>Cc: <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 7:24 AM
>Subject: Re: motor I.D.
>
>
>> I bet it's a factory Junior motor. They started making these in late
>1961,
>> and they were a precursor to the 1070 Junior engine, which had the bigger
>> bore/shorter stroke.
>>
>> Brian
>>
>> At 09:33 AM 7/30/99 -0400, you wrote:
>> > I just happened on an A series motor which I cannot identify by block
>I.D.
>> >A little help would be appreciated. The block tag says"XSP 18669" it has
>a
>> >2.67" bore, with a 3.00" stroke. It has an 11-bolt, 1-stud pattern, the
>head
>> >has no heater take-off. It has 2 lock-wired caps on the back of the
>manifold
>> >side of the block, and, of all things an 8-bolt flywheel attachment. Does
>> >anyone know any possibilities? I have an old Clymers manual which says
>that
>> >Huffaker bored out 948s to 2.67"to make a 1096cc Formula Junior motor,
>It's
>> >set up for inline application,and has valve reliefs cut into the block.
>The
>> >head is a 12A128 casting, which should be a Cooper 'S' MKI head. Any help
>> >would be appreciated
>> >Mark Haynes
>> >'62 Sprite (with unknown motor waiting)
>> >
>> Brian Evans
>> Director, Global Sales
>> UUNET, An MCI WorldCom Company
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>>
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Brian Evans
Director, Global Sales
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