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Re: MG PA engine

To: Lawrie Alexander <britcars@juno.com>
Subject: Re: MG PA engine
From: "J.E.A.Rich" <jear@rmi.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 13:30:00 -0600
Cc: <jasper@enternet.com.au>, <mg-mmm@autox.team.net>, <british-cars-pre-war@autox.team.net>
In-reply-to: <20000821.085246.-314263.1.britcars@juno.com>
Reply-to: "J.E.A.Rich" <jear@rmi.net>
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Lawrie,

There are two rocker shafts in a MMM engine. Viewed from either side , the
hexagon on the NEARER shaft is on the left. My problem is that I assume
people know what I'm talking about! Sorry.

Cheers, "Bob".

> From: Lawrie Alexander <britcars@juno.com>
> Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 08:52:44 -0700
> To: jear@rmi.net
> Cc: jasper@enternet.com.au, mg-mmm@autox.team.net,
> british-cars-pre-war@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: MG PA engine
> 
> Bob,
> 
> Can you re-visit your note and add in which side of the head you viewed
> the rocker shaft from - or does your head only have one side? {VBG}
> 
> Lawrie
> 
> On Mon, 21 Aug 2000 09:39:16 -0600 "J.E.A.Rich" <jear@rmi.net> writes:
>> Dave,
>> 
>> To answer your questions, the oil holes in the rocker shafts face
>> towards
>> the centre of the head and line up with the oil groove inside the
>> rocker
>> bush. The hexagonal part of the rocker bush is on the left when
>> viewed from
>> the side of the head and for a PA should be installed in the rocker
>> with the
>> oil hole pointing down in the approximate 7 o'clock position but
>> with the
>> top & bottom flats on the the hexagon parallel with the head face.
>> All the
>> rockers should be set up like this (they are different for a J) and
>> the
>> rocker clearances adjusted by grinding the valves not turning the
>> eccentrics!
>> 
>> Cheers, "Bob".
>> 
>>> From: Dwyer <jasper@enternet.com.au>
>>> Organization: Home
>>> Reply-To: Dwyer <jasper@enternet.com.au>
>>> Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 21:16:22 +0000
>>> To: mg-mmm <mg-mmm@autox.team.net>
>>> Cc: british-cars-pre-war@autox.team.net
>>> Subject: MG PA engine
>>> 
>>> Gentlemen
>>> 
>>> I've just started to reassemble the rocker and camgear and I've
>> realised
>>> there are a couple of things that I don't know about it:
>>> 
>>> 1.  The rocker shafts have a row of oil holes to feed the rockers:
>> do
>>> these holes point toward the centreline of the head, or out to the
>>> sides?
>>> 
>>> 2. The rocker bushes will fit into the rockers from either side:
>> which
>>> side should the hex heads be? I realise that it might not matter,
>> but I
>>> might as well put them the way the factory did if possible.
>>> 
>>> All advice greatfully accepted.
>>> 
>>> Dave Dwyer
>>> Sydney
>>> 
>> 
> 
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